Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deracialize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-ra-cial-ize
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To treat in nonracial terms; to remove the racialization of.

Example Sentences

"Clearly it would be absurd to suggest its elimination in those societies in which rights are apportioned directly or indirectly on a racial basis. One could not deracialize South African society, for example, without it ceasing to be South African […]"
"Given this legacy, any power with a democratic state project in post-colonial Africa confronted a dual task: first, simultaneously to deracialize civil power and deethnicize customary power; and then, […]"
"Much like his efforts to “deracialize” the question of slavery in relation to the Independents' Civil War, Whedon attempts to deracialize his Indians by portraying them through actors of varied ethnicities."

Etymology

From de- + racialize.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: de

Inflected Forms

deracializes (present, singular) deracializing (participle, present) deracialized (participle, past) deracialized (past) deracialise (alternative)

Questions

What does deracialize mean?: To treat in nonracial terms; to remove the racialization of.
Where does deracialize come from?: From de- + racialize.

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