objectify

Meaning

1. (intransitive, transitive) To make (something, such as an abstract idea) possible to be perceived by the senses.
2. (transitive) To treat (something) as objectively real.
3. (transitive) To treat (someone) as a mere (often sexual) object, denying their dignity and tending toward dehumanizing them.

Synonyms

externalze

depersonalize

exteriorize

externalize

materialize

reify

depersonalise

exteriorise

externalise

incarnate

materialise

actualize

occur

make objective

demonstrate

substantiate

elucidate

embody

visualise

visualize

happen

illustrate

Translations

objectiver

objektivieren

materialitzar

exterioritzar

ereignen

erfolgen

geschehen

despersonalitzar

passieren

plötzlich auftauchen

sich ereignen

sich erfüllen

stattfinden

verkörperlichen

يحدث

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əbˈd͡ʒɛktɪˌfaɪ/

Etymology

From object + -ify.