racialize

(rāˈshə-līzˌ)

1. a. To differentiate or categorize according to race.
   b. 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).

Related Forms:

• raˌcial·i·zaˈtion (-lĭ-zāˈshən) noun