racialization

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noun

The act or process of racializing, that is, of treating (a relationship, practice, person or group) in racial terms or of constituting (that person or group) as racial or as a race.

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Meanings

nounracialization (plural racializations)

plural racializations · alternative racialisation

  1. The act or process of racializing, that is, of treating (a relationship, practice, person or group) in racial terms or of constituting (that person or group) as racial or as a race.

Origin

From racialize + -ation or racial + -ization.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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