essentialize
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of essentialize
Example Sentences
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Yet most of the narratives upon which we have settled continue to essentialize race and gender almost to the exclusion of everything else.
From Slate • Feb. 4, 2022
Just as “Italian food” or “Italian culture” is too monolithic a descriptor for something so complex and diverse, it is impossible to essentialize a place even as small as Golfo Paradiso.
From New York Times • Aug. 13, 2019
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