reify
Meaning
To regard something abstract as if it were a concrete material thing.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɹiː.ə.faɪ/
Etymology
Back-formation from reification, calque from German. Formed as Latin rēs (“thing”) + -ify (English suffix).
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