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单词 reify
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reify

[ ree-uh-fahy, rey- ]
/ ˈri əˌfaɪ, ˈreɪ- /
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verb (used with object), re·i·fied, re·i·fy·ing.

to convert into or regard as a concrete thing: to reify a concept.

Origin of reify

1850–55; <Latin (s) thing + -ify

OTHER WORDS FROM reify

re·i·fi·ca·tion, noun
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Example sentences from the Web for reify

  • This happened simultaneously with the reification of many other forms of human praxis: religion, the judiciary, the military.

    The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin

British Dictionary definitions for reify

reify
/ (ˈriːɪˌfaɪ) /

verb -fies, -fying or -fied

(tr) to consider or make (an abstract idea or concept) real or concrete

Derived forms of reify

reification, nounreificatory, adjectivereifier, noun

Word Origin for reify

C19: from Latin rēs thing; compare deify
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