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objectifyenUK
ob·jec·ti·fy O0008500 (əb-jĕk′tə-fī′)tr.v. ob·jec·ti·fied, ob·jec·ti·fy·ing, ob·jec·ti·fies 1. To present or regard as an object: "Because we have objectified animals, we are able to treat them impersonally" (Barry Lopez).2. To make objective, external, or concrete: thoughts objectified in art. ob·jec′ti·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.ob·jec′ti·fi′er n.objectify (əbˈdʒɛktɪˌfaɪ) vb, -fies, -fying or -fied (Philosophy) (tr) to represent concretely; present as an object. Also: objectivate obˌjectifiˈcation nob•jec•ti•fy (əbˈdʒɛk təˌfaɪ) v.t. -fied, -fy•ing. to present as an object, esp. of sight, touch, or other physical sense; make objective; externalize. [1830–40] ob•jec`ti•fi•ca′tion, n. objectify Past participle: objectified Gerund: objectifying
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objectify | objectify |
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I objectify | you objectify | he/she/it objectifies | we objectify | you objectify | they objectify |
Preterite |
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I objectified | you objectified | he/she/it objectified | we objectified | you objectified | they objectified |
Present Continuous |
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I am objectifying | you are objectifying | he/she/it is objectifying | we are objectifying | you are objectifying | they are objectifying |
Present Perfect |
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I have objectified | you have objectified | he/she/it has objectified | we have objectified | you have objectified | they have objectified |
Past Continuous |
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I was objectifying | you were objectifying | he/she/it was objectifying | we were objectifying | you were objectifying | they were objectifying |
Past Perfect |
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I had objectified | you had objectified | he/she/it had objectified | we had objectified | you had objectified | they had objectified |
Future |
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I will objectify | you will objectify | he/she/it will objectify | we will objectify | you will objectify | they will objectify |
Future Perfect |
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I will have objectified | you will have objectified | he/she/it will have objectified | we will have objectified | you will have objectified | they will have objectified |
Future Continuous |
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I will be objectifying | you will be objectifying | he/she/it will be objectifying | we will be objectifying | you will be objectifying | they will be objectifying |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been objectifying | you have been objectifying | he/she/it has been objectifying | we have been objectifying | you have been objectifying | they have been objectifying |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been objectifying | you will have been objectifying | he/she/it will have been objectifying | we will have been objectifying | you will have been objectifying | they will have been objectifying |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been objectifying | you had been objectifying | he/she/it had been objectifying | we had been objectifying | you had been objectifying | they had been objectifying |
Conditional |
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I would objectify | you would objectify | he/she/it would objectify | we would objectify | you would objectify | they would objectify |
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I would have objectified | you would have objectified | he/she/it would have objectified | we would have objectified | you would have objectified | they would have objectified | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | objectify - make external or objective, or give reality to; "language externalizes our thoughts"exteriorise, exteriorize, externalise, externalizealter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" | | 2. | objectify - make impersonal or present as an object; "Will computers depersonalize human interactions?"; "Pornography objectifies women"depersonalise, depersonalizealter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
objectifyverbTo represent (an abstraction, for example) in or as if in bodily form:body forth, embody, exteriorize, externalize, incarnate, manifest, materialize, personalize, personify, substantiate.TranslationsobjectifyenUK
Synonyms for objectifyverb to represent (an abstraction, for example) in or as if in bodily formSynonyms- body forth
- embody
- exteriorize
- externalize
- incarnate
- manifest
- materialize
- personalize
- personify
- substantiate
Synonyms for objectifyverb make external or objective, or give reality toSynonyms- exteriorise
- exteriorize
- externalise
- externalize
Related Wordsverb make impersonal or present as an objectSynonyms- depersonalise
- depersonalize
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