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objectify

verb
/əbˈd͡ʒɛktɪˌfaɪ/

Etymology

From object + -ify.

  1. derived from ἀντικείμενον
  2. derived from obiectum
  3. derived from object
  4. suffixed as objectify — “object + ify”

Definitions

  1. To make (something, such as an abstract idea) possible to be perceived by the senses.

    • It was the unknown, objectified at last, in concrete flesh and blood, bending over him and reaching down to seize hold of him.

  2. To treat (something) as objectively real.

    • The mystic objectifies a rich feeling in the pit of the stomach into a cosmology.

  3. To treat (someone) as a mere (usually sexual) object

    To treat (someone) as a mere (usually sexual) object; to sexually dehumanize (someone).

    • Near-synonyms: demean, fetishize
    • The entire notion of cheerleading is just a sexist attempt to try to objectify the female body.

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Derived

objectifiable, objectifier, overobjectify, reobjectify, self-objectify, unobjectifying

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for objectify. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA