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es·sen·tial·ize  (-snsh-lz)
tr.v. es·sen·tial·ized, es·sen·tial·iz·ing, es·sen·tial·izes
To express or extract the essential form of.
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This form of multiculturalism essentializes cultures, flattening them out into easily consumable icons that contain difference and make it less threatening.
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