Reference meaning
essentialize
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To reduce (something) to its essence.
Other meanings
2. verb
To misrepresent (something) by oversimplifying a summary of its essence.
3. verb
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).
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