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Objectify — Ob*jec ti*fy, v. t. [Object + fy.] To cause to become an object; to cause to assume the character of an object; to represent or consider as an object; to render objective. J. D. Morell. [1913 Webster +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
objectify — index substantiate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
objectify — (v.) 1838, from M.L. objectum (see OBJECT (Cf. object) (n.)) + FY (Cf. fy). Related: Objectified; objectifying … Etymology dictionary
objectify — externalize, materialize, incarnate, embody, *realize, actualize, hypostatize, reify … New Dictionary of Synonyms
objectify — ► VERB (objectifies, objectified) 1) express (something abstract) in a concrete form. 2) degrade to the status of an object. DERIVATIVES objectification noun … English terms dictionary
objectify — [əb jek′tə fī΄, äbjek′tə fī΄] vt. objectified, objectifying [ OBJECT + I + FY] to give objective form to; make objective or concrete; externalize objectification n … English World dictionary
objectify — UK [əbˈdʒektɪfaɪ] / US [əbˈdʒektɪˌfaɪ] verb [transitive] Word forms objectify : present tense I/you/we/they objectify he/she/it objectifies present participle objectifying past tense objectified past participle objectified 1) to express a feeling … English dictionary
objectify — objectification, n. /euhb jek teuh fuy /, v.t., objectified, objectifying. to present as an object, esp. of sight, touch, or other physical sense; make objective; externalize. [1830 40; OBJECT + IFY] * * * … Universalium
objectify — Synonyms and related words: actualize, call to mind, call up, conjure up, envisage, envision, exteriorize, externalize, extrapolate, image, incarnate, just see, manifest, materialize, personalize, personify, picture, project, realize, represent,… … Moby Thesaurus
objectify — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. actualize, substantiate, make objective; see materialize 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To represent (an abstraction, for example) in or as if in bodily form: body forth, embody, exteriorize, externalize, incarnate,… … English dictionary for students
