pigeonhole:

treat or classify according to a mental stereotype

pigeonhole:

treat or classify according to a mental stereotype

(Verb)

Example Sentences:

Ramayana:  The demons had pigeon-holed Rama as a mere mortal but they soon found that his prowess exceeded that of the gods.

Mahabharata: Bhishma told Duryodhana to give up the attempt to pigeonhole Krishna; Krishna’s divinity meant that he included and exceeded all worldly designations.

Bhagavad-gita:  We are pigeonholed not so much by who people think we are as by who we think we are.