STEREOTYPE (2)

Ste″re‐o‐type, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stereotyped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Stereotyping (?).] [[Cf. F. stéréotyper.]] 1. 1. To prepare for printing in stereotype; to make the stereotype plates of; as, to stereotype the Bible.
2. 2. Fig.: To make firm or permanent; to fix.
Powerful causes tending to stereotype and aggravate the poverty of old conditions. Duke of Argyll (1887).