essentialization

noun

The process of essentializing.

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Meanings

nounessentialization (countable and uncountable, plural essentializations)

plural essentializations

  1. countableuncountableThe process of essentializing.

    “It wasn’t some weird deconstruction, but an essentialization,” Mr. Lester recalled.

    2015 June 22, Jennifer Schuessler, “‘Oklahoma!’ Reimagined: Less Cornpone, but Fresh Cornbread”, in New York Times

Origin

From essential + -ization.

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APA

essentialization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/essentialization

MLA

“essentialization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/essentialization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “essentialization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/essentialization.

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