n. & v.
n. 1 a a person or thing that conforms to an unjustifiably fixed, usu. standardized, mental picture. b such an impression or attitude. 2 a printing-plate cast from a mould of composed type.
v.tr. 1 (esp. as stereotyped adj.) formalize, standardize; cause to conform to a type. 2 a print from a stereotype. b make a stereotype of. stereotypic adj. stereotypical adj. stereotypically adv. stereotypy n.
[ F stéréotype (adj.) (as STEREO-, TYPE) ]