essentialize

verb

Definition of essentializenext
as in to consolidate

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  1. consolidate
  2. simplify
  3. streamline
  4. decoct
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  • Critics dismissed the polls, held in phases in December and January, as a sham designed to consolidate the military’s grip on power while ostensibly restoring civilian rule.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The leadership change at the film commission, a unit of foreign trade promotion agency Procomer, comes as new conservative populist president Laura Fernandez, who took office in May, consolidates her administration.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of consolidate
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  • Keep the meaning intact, simplify the wording, and let clarity carry your idea forward.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The company is simplifying its joint-venture portfolio and shedding underperforming properties.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of simplify
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  • Both scandals spurred reforms by state lawmakers that nevertheless failed to streamline a complex disciplinary process and left gaps for troubled businesses to continue operating.
    — Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Instead of preparing separate master plans for each site, a process that has delayed projects for years, the city would streamline planning standards across commercial areas.
    — Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of streamline
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  • In herbal medicine, roots and harder plant material like seeds and bark are often decocted (cooked over low heat for a length of time) as a way of extracting their healing qualities.
    — Alaina Sullivan, Bon Appetit, 24 Jan. 2017
Definition of decoct
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