racialize

IPA/ˈreɪ.ʃəl.aɪz/
IPA/ˈreɪ.ʃə.laɪz/

racialize — verb

  • racializepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • racializes3rd person singular
  • racializing-ing form
  • racializedpast simple

1. to view, describe, or treat something — such as a social issue, a community, or

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

to view, describe, or treat something — such as a social issue, a community, or a personal situation — in a way that makes race the central or defining lens, often by introducing racial categories or meanings where they did not originally exist.

例句

Hassan argued that the news media often racialize poverty by linking it to specific ethnic groups.

racialize + object (poverty as a social issue)

The school's attendance policy was racialized after some parents claimed it singled out Asian students.

passive: be racialized

同義詞
反義詞
  • deracialize

    to remove or reduce the racial character or framing of something; much rarer

  • universalize

    to treat as a general human issue rather than a race-specific one

文法句型

racialize + object

be racialized (passive)

用法筆記

Frequently appears in the passive voice (be racialized). Common in academic, political, and journalistic discourse. Using this verb often carries a critical tone — the speaker implies that the racial framing is unnecessary, misleading, or harmful.

常見錯誤

❌That law is clearly racist.' (when meaning it frames a problem in racial terms)
✅That law clearly racializes the housing issue.
💡'racist' means the law itself is discriminatory; 'racialize' means it introduces a racial lens or framing.
❌The politician racialized the audience.' (using the verb with a person as a direct object)
✅The politician racialized the immigration debate.
💡'racialize' typically takes a topic, issue, or situation as its object, not a person.