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objectify
verb ob·jec·ti·fy \əb-ˈjek-tə-ˌfī\
: to treat (someone) as an object rather than as a person
ob·jec·ti·fiedob·jec·ti·fy·ing
Full Definition of OBJECTIFY
transitive verb
2
: to give expression to (as an abstract notion, feeling, or ideal) in a form that can be experienced by others <it is the essence of the fairy tale to objectify differing facets of the child's emotional experience — John Updike>
— ob·jec·ti·fi·ca·tion \-ˌjek-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən\ noun
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First Known Use of OBJECTIFY
circa 1837
Rhymes with OBJECTIFY
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