"objectify" meaning in All languages combined

See objectify on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /əbˈd͡ʒɛktɪˌfaɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-objectify.wav Forms: objectifies [present, singular, third-person], objectifying [participle, present], objectified [participle, past], objectified [past]
Etymology: From object + -ify. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|object|ify}} object + -ify Head templates: {{en-verb}} objectify (third-person singular simple present objectifies, present participle objectifying, simple past and past participle objectified)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To make (something, such as an abstract idea) possible to be perceived by the senses. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-objectify-en-verb-JVk23pCQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ify, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 27 40 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ify: 34 34 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 34 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 35 32
  2. (transitive) To treat (something) as objectively real. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-objectify-en-verb-BjtoI75n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ify, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 27 40 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ify: 34 34 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 34 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 35 32
  3. (transitive) To treat (someone) as a mere (often sexual) object, denying their dignity. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-objectify-en-verb-en:de_dignify_a_person Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ify, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 27 40 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ify: 34 34 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 34 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 35 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: objectivize, reify, thingify Derived forms: objectification

Inflected forms

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