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单词 objectifying
释义

objectify

verb

ob·​jec·​ti·​fy əb-ˈjek-tə-ˌfī How to pronounce objectify (audio)
objectified; objectifying

transitive verb

1
: to treat as an object or cause to have objective reality
They believe that beauty pageants objectify women.
2
: to give expression to (something, such 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
objectification
əb-ˌjek-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce objectify (audio)
noun

Example Sentences

She says beauty pageants objectify women.
Recent Examples on the Web Outfits that make fun of people's size, objectify human beings or otherwise make light of a person's lived experience are all insensitive. Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 6 June 2022 The catalogue essays point to the obvious sensuality of the woman, to the erotic drama of her captivity and the way that invites viewers, especially men, to objectify her for visual gratification. Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 14 May 2022 Like pickup artists, high-value dating can objectify the opposite gender and turns dating into a game to be won, with a high-value partner as the prize. Eve Upton-clark, refinery29.com, 21 Apr. 2022 Like pickup artists, high value dating can objectify the opposite gender and turns dating into a game to be won, with a high value partner as the prize. Eve Upton-clark, refinery29.com, 20 Apr. 2022 Readers were quick to categorize this as the latest example of an insidious double standard in which media outlets reporting on sports focus on the athletic achievements of men, yet persistently objectify the bodies of women. Christine Yu, Outside Online, 8 Mar. 2022 In the third act, the mirrors are tilted even further to objectify and sexualize the literal and metaphorical climax of the play, making its violence and eroticism inescapable. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 17 Feb. 2022 Outfits that make fun of people's size, objectify human beings, or otherwise make light of a person's lived experience are reflections of poor judgment. Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2021 On social media, women cheerfully objectify the hot duke from Bridgerton and members of the Korean boy band BTS, while a man talking about female tennis players in similar terms would get pilloried as sexist. Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

object entry 1 + -ify

First Known Use

circa 1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1

objectifying

verb

present participle of objectify
as in symbolizing
disapproving to treat (someone) as an object rather than as a person She says beauty pageants objectify women.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • symbolizing
  • fetishizing
  • illustrating
  • incorporating
  • exemplifying
  • typifying
  • personifying
  • imaging
  • externalizing
  • embodying
  • personalizing
  • manifesting
  • instantiating
  • realizing
  • actualizing
  • expressing
  • incarnating
  • bodying
  • epitomizing
  • materializing
  • concretizing
  • substantiating
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