objectify

[ uh b-jek-tuh-fahy ]
/ əbˈdʒɛk təˌfaɪ /

verb (used with object), ob·jec·ti·fied, ob·jec·ti·fy·ing.

to present as an object, especially of sight, touch, or other physical sense; make objective; externalize.

Origin of objectify

First recorded in 1830–40; object + -ify

OTHER WORDS FROM objectify

Words nearby objectify

object relations theory, object relationship, object-oriented, object-oriented programming, object., objectify, objection, objectionable, objective, objective case, objective complement

British Dictionary definitions for de-objectification

objectify
/ (əbˈdʒɛktɪˌfaɪ) /

verb -fies, -fying or -fied

(tr) to represent concretely; present as an object

Derived forms of objectify

objectification, noun