reified
Use Reified in a sentence
əˌfaɪ, ˈreɪ- verb (used with object), re·i·fied, re·i·fy·ing.
to convert into or regard as a concrete thing: to reify a concept.
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| —vb , -fies, -fying, -fied | |
| (tr) to consider or make (an abstract idea or concept) real or concrete | |
| [C19: from Latin rēs thing; compare | |
| reifi'cation | |
| —n | |
| reifi'catory | |
| —adj | |
| 'reifier | |
| —n | |
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Reified
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Example sentences
The way corporate personhood has grown to be reified and sanctified.
They have reified the idea of universal friendship, but they didn't invent it.
Without a fully reified plan, the health care debate has come to a stalemate of talking points.
Architectural descriptions such as activity models are example of architectural descriptions that reified at many level of detail.
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