essentialize

Verb

 * 1)  To reduce (something) to its essence.
 * 2)  To misrepresent (something) by oversimplifying a summary of its essence.
 * 3)  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"
 * to essentialize race by stereotyping "what Whites do" or "how Blacks think"

Translations

 * French:
 * German: essentialisieren