"thingify" meaning in English

See thingify in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: thingifies [present, singular, third-person], thingifying [participle, present], thingified [participle, past], thingified [past]
Etymology: thing + -ify Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|thing|ify}} thing + -ify Head templates: {{en-verb}} thingify (third-person singular simple present thingifies, present participle thingifying, simple past and past participle thingified)
  1. (transitive, philosophy) To convert into a thing; to make concrete or tangible. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Philosophy Synonyms: objectify, reify Derived forms: thingification
    Sense id: en-thingify-en-verb-fMBEl7gT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ify Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

Inflected forms

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