(transitive) To reduce (something) to its essence. / (transitive) To misrepresent (something) by oversimplifying a summary of its essence.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of essentialize

simple past tense and past participle of essentialize

plural of essentializer

One who or that which reduces something to its essence.

Necessary. / Very important; of high importance. / (biology) Necessary for survival but not synthesized by the organism, thus needing to be ingested. / Being in the basic form; showing its essence.

A necessary ingredient. / A fundamental ingredient.

in essence

plural of essential

(by extension) The information required to have a basic understanding of a topic.