racialized; racializing; racializes
Definition of racialize
: to give a racial character to : to categorize, marginalize , or regard according to race (see race entry 1 sense 1a)
Just as racist power racializes people, racist power racializes space. The ghetto, The inner city. The third world.— Ibram X. Kendi Racializing poverty helps to distract from the systemic factors at the foundation of both racial and economic inequality.— Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
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The first known use of racialize was in 1900
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