noun๐ShareA conventional, formulaic, and often oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of (a person)."The teacher's stereotype of students from that neighborhood was that they were all lazy. "culturemediamindhumancharacterpersonattitudegroupsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareA person who is regarded as embodying or conforming to a set image or type."The teacher's stereotype of a quiet student led her to underestimate the student's true potential. "culturesocietyhumanattitudecharacterpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareA metal printing plate cast from a matrix moulded from a raised printing surface."The printer used a special stereotype plate to print the school newsletter. "technologyindustrymachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐Share(UML) An extensibility mechanism of the Unified Modeling Language, allowing a new element to be derived from an existing one with added specializations."The UML diagram's stereotype for "student project" allowed us to add details like "group project" and "individual project." "technologycomputingsystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo make a stereotype of someone or something, or characterize someone by a stereotype."The teacher often stereotyped students from low-income families as less motivated. "culturesocietyattitudecharacterhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo prepare for printing in stereotype; to produce stereotype plates of."to stereotype the Bible"technologywritingmediaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo print from a stereotype."The printer operator stereotyped the poster to create multiple copies quickly. "technologytypewritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo make firm or permanent; to fix."The teacher stereotyped the students as needing extra help in math, based on their previous test scores. "culturesocietyattitudetypemindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading