[ste.reo.type] vt (1804) 1: to make a stereotype from
2. a: to repeat without variation: make hackneyed b: to develop a mental stereotype about -- ste.reo.typ.er n
[2]stereotype n [F stereotype, fr. stere- stere- + type] (1817) 1: a plate cast from a printing surface
2: something conforming to a fixed or general pattern; esp: a standardized mental picture that is held in common by members of a group and that represents an oversimplified opinion, prejudiced attitude, or uncritical judgment -- ste.reo.typ.i.cal also ste.reo.typ.ic adj -- ste.reo.typ.i.cal.ly adv