ra·cial·ize (rā'shə-līz')
tr.v., -ized, -iz·ing, -iz·es.

1. 1. To differentiate or categorize according to race.
   2. To impose a racial character or context on.
2. To perceive or experience in racial terms: "It is impossible to be an American and not racialize how you feel" (Cornell West).

racialization ra'cial·i·za'tion (-lĭ-zā'shən) n.

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