• Objectify

    Pronunciation

    • Canada IPA: /É™bˈdÊ’É›ktɪˌfaɪ/

    Full definition of objectify

    Verb

    1. to make something (such as an abstract idea) possible to be perceived by the senses
      • 1906: Jack London, White FangIt 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 as something objectively real
      • 1921: Aldous Huxley, Crome YellowThe mystic objectifies a rich feeling in the pit of the stomach into a cosmology.
    3. to treat as a mere object and deny the dignity of
      • 1999: Dawson's Creek (TV, episode 3.04)The entire notion of cheerleading is just a sexist attempt to try to objectify the female body.

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