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objectify
[
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b-
jek
-t
uh
-fahy
]
Origin
ob·jec·ti·fy
/
əbˈdʒɛk
təˌfaɪ
/
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uh
b-
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verb (used with object),
ob·jec·ti·fied,
ob·jec·ti·fy·ing.
to present as an
object
,
especially of sight, touch, or other physical sense; make objective; externalize.
Origin:
1830–40;
object
+
-ify
Related forms
ob·jec·ti·fi·ca·tion,
noun
de-ob·jec·ti·fi·ca·tion,
noun
non·ob·jec·ti·fi·ca·tion,
noun
o·ver·ob·jec·ti·fi·ca·tion,
noun
o·ver·ob·jec·ti·fy,
verb (used with object),
o·ver·ob·jec·ti·fied,
o·ver·ob·jec·ti·fy·ing.
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self-ob·jec·ti·fi·ca·tion,
noun
un·ob·jec·ti·fied,
adjective
COLLAPSE
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objectify
(əbˈdʒɛktɪˌfaɪ)
—
vb
,
-fies
,
-fying
,
-fied
(
tr
) to represent concretely; present as an object
objectifi'cation
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
objectify
1830s, from M.L. objectum (see
object
(n.)). Related: Objectified.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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