essentialize
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3ADJ.
transient
VERB + ESSENTIALIZE
tend
ESSENTIALIZE + NOUN
attitudes
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verb
To reduce (something) to its essence.
To misrepresent (something) by oversimplifying a summary of its essence.
“This is an essentializing of Hinduism,” Ms. Narayanan said, “and the diversity of Hinduism in India is lost here.”
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"
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3“This is an essentializing of Hinduism,” Ms. Narayanan said, “and the diversity of Hinduism in India is lost here.”
Wiktionaryto essentialize race by stereotyping "what Whites do" or "how Blacks think"
WiktionarySome language learners tend to essentialize transient attitudes of the dominant groups within the cultures whose languages they learn.
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