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reify

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re·i·fy

   [ree-uh-fahy, rey-]
–verb (used with object),-fied, -fy·ing.
to convert into or regard as a concrete thing: to reify a concept.
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Origin:
1850–55; < L rē(s) thing + -ify

—Related forms
re·i·fi·ca·tion, noun
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reify (ˈriːɪˌfaɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—vb , -fies, -fying, -fied
(tr) to consider or make (an abstract idea or concept) real or concrete
 
[C19: from Latin rēs thing; compare deify]
 
reifi'cation
 
—n
 
reifi'catory
 
—adj
 
'reifier
 
—n

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reify definition


To regard (something abstract) as a material thing.
(1995-03-07)

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