"racialize" meaning in English

See racialize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: racializes [present, singular, third-person], racializing [participle, present], racialized [participle, past], racialized [past]
Etymology: racial + -ize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|racial|ize}} racial + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} racialize (third-person singular simple present racializes, present participle racializing, simple past and past participle racialized)
  1. To categorize or treat in racial terms.
    Sense id: en-racialize-en-verb-0NGOTydE Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 65 35
  2. To adapt or alter to conform with the ethnic qualities of a particular race.
    Sense id: en-racialize-en-verb-2GiSqdJS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: racialise Derived forms: anti-racialize, racialization Related terms: ethnize, ethnization, ethnicize, ethnicization

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