essentialize
To reduce to its essenceTo reduce (something) to its essence.
» Some language learners tend to essentialize transient attitudes of the dominant groups within the cultures whose languages they learn.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To reduce (something) to its essence.
essentialisieren
(transitive)To misrepresent (something) by oversimplifying a summary of its essence.
(transitive)To misrepresent (a characteristic of something) by falsely portraying it as essential to the whole (that is, implying that it defines the whole's essence).
to essentialize race by stereotyping "what Whites do" or "how Blacks think"
Examples
1 sentencesSome language learners tend to essentialize transient attitudes of the dominant groups within the cultures whose languages they learn.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From essential + -ize.From essential + -ize.
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Forms
essentializes, essentializing, essentialized, essentialized| Base form | essentialize · to essentialize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | essentializes |
| Present participle | essentializing |
| Past simple | essentialized |
| Past participle | essentialized |
regular · Lesson
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle