essentialize
动词 v.
英文释义
动词 v.
- To reduce (something) to its essence.
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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.”
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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"
词源
From essential + -ize.
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