essentialize
verb
es·sen·tial·ize i-ˈsen(t)-shə-ˌlīz 
essentialized; essentializing
transitive verb
: to express or formulate in essential form : reduce to essentials
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The design seemed to essentialize a human will to beauty as a matter of workaday routine: ordinary ecstasy. 
Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2020 Worse examples: resystematize, transparentize, essentialize, rightsize, dichotomize. Gary Gilson, Star Tribune, 10 Oct. 2020
Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2020 Worse examples: resystematize, transparentize, essentialize, rightsize, dichotomize. Gary Gilson, Star Tribune, 10 Oct. 2020 Word History
First Known Use
1893, in the meaning defined above
essentialize
verb
as in to simplify
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- simplify
- consolidate
- streamline
- decoct
- abridge
- encapsulate
- recapitulate
- concentrate
- summarize
- abstract
- epitomize
- shrink
- curtail
- shorten
- downsize
- condense
- cut back
- sum up
- outline
- synopsize
- digest
- reprise
- boil down
- wrap up
- recap
- brief
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- extend
- elongate
- lengthen
- prolong
- expand
- amplify
- protract
- elaborate (on or upon)
- enlarge (on or upon)
- supplement