objectify

ob·jec·ti·fy

 (əb-jĕk′tə-fī′)

tr.v. ob·jec·ti·fied, ob·jec·ti·fy·ing, ob·jec·ti·fies

1. To present or regard as an object: "Because we have objectified animals, we are able to treat them impersonally" (Barry Lopez).

2. To make objective, external, or concrete: thoughts objectified in art.

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ob·jec′ti·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.

ob·jec′ti·fi′er n.

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objectify

(əbˈdʒɛktɪˌfaɪ)

vb, -fies, -fying or -fied

(Philosophy) (tr) to represent concretely; present as an object. Also: objectivate

obˌjectifiˈcation n

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ob•jec•ti•fy

(əbˈdʒɛk təˌfaɪ)

v.t. -fied, -fy•ing.

to present as an object, esp. of sight, touch, or other physical sense; make objective; externalize.

[1830–40]

ob•jec`ti•fi•ca′tion, n.

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objectify

Past participle: objectified
Gerund: objectifying

Imperative

objectify

objectify

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	objectify - make external or objective, or give reality to; "language externalizes our thoughts" exteriorise, exteriorize, externalise, externalize alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	2.	objectify - make impersonal or present as an object; "Will computers depersonalize human interactions?"; "Pornography objectifies women" depersonalise, depersonalize alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

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objectify

verb

To represent (an abstraction, for example) in or as if in bodily form:

body forth, embody, exteriorize, externalize, incarnate, manifest, materialize, personalize, personify, substantiate.

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Translations

objectiver