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OBJECTIFICATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of representing an abstraction as a physical thing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("objectification" is a kind of...):
actualisation; actualization; realisation; realization (making real or giving the appearance of reality)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "objectification"):
depersonalisation; depersonalization; reification (representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality)
exteriorisation; exteriorization; externalisation; externalization (embodying in an outward form)
hypostatisation; hypostatization; reification (regarding something abstract as a material thing)
embodiment (giving concrete form to an abstract concept)
Derivation:
objectify (make external or objective, or give reality to)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A concrete representation of an abstract idea or principle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("objectification" is a kind of...):
representation (a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something)
Derivation:
objectify (make external or objective, or give reality to)
