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verb
- 1. degrade to the status of a mere object: "a deeply sexist attitude that objectifies women"
- 2. express (something abstract) in a concrete form: "good poetry objectifies feeling"
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The meaning of OBJECTIFY is to treat as an object or cause to have objective reality. How to use objectify in a sentence.
Objectify means to treat a person like a tool or toy, as if they had no feelings, opinions, or rights of their own. See how to use this verb in sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus and learn its synonyms and translations.
Objectify means to treat a person like a tool or toy, as if they had no feelings, opinions, or rights of their own. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, see related words and phrases, and hear the pronunciation.
To objectify someone is to treat them as an object rather than as a human being. If your teacher thinks children should be seen and not heard, you might say he objectifies kids.
noun. Word origin. object + -i- + -fy. COBUILD frequency band. objectify in American English. (əbˈdʒektəˌfai) transitive verbWord forms: -fied, -fying. to present as an object, esp. of sight, touch, or other physical sense; make objective; externalize. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
Objectify means to present or regard as an object, or to make objective, external, or concrete. Find the origin, usage, and examples of this verb, as well as related words and translations.
Definition of objectify verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
