Deracialize

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To treat in nonracial terms; to remove the racialization of.

    "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 […]"

Example

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"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 […]"

Etymology

From de- + racialize.

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