Definitions for objectification

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ob•jec•ti•fyəbˈdʒɛk təˌfaɪ(v.t.)-fied, -fy•ing.

  1. to present as an object, esp. of sight, touch, or other physical sense; make objective; externalize.

Origin of objectify:

1830–40

ob•jec`ti•fi•ca′tion(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. objectification(noun)

    the act of representing an abstraction as a physical thing

  2. objectification(noun)

    a concrete representation of an abstract idea or principle

Wiktionary

  1. objectification(Noun)

    The process or manifestation of objectifying (something).


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