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Definition of quintessentialize in English:
quintessentialize
(also quintessentialise)
verb
with object To make quintessential; to refine or purify in the highest degree; to express the quintessence of (something).
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Charles Lamb (1775–1834), essayist. From quintessential + -ize.
