ob·jec·ti·fi·ca·tion \ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷fə̇ˈkāshən\noun (-s) Etymology: from objectify, after such pairs as English identify : identification 1.: an act or instance or the process of making objective < Schopenhauer declared … that, in contemplating works of art, we contemplate the objectification of will — John Dewey > 2. a.: the state of being objectified b.: something that is objectified