verb (used with object), ra·cial·ized, ra·cial·iz·ing. 1.to impose a racial interpretation on; place in a racial context.
2.to perceive, view, or experience in a racial context.
3.to categorize or differentiate on the basis of
race.
Also, especially British, ra·cial·ise.
Related forms ra·cial·i·za·tion, noun