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objectify

[uhb-jek-tuh-fahy]

verb (used with object)

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

  2. to treat (a person) as an object or thing.

    Women are objectified and their physical attributes highlighted in ways that do not apply to men.



objectify

/ əˈɛɪˌڲɪ /

verb

  1. (tr) to represent concretely; present as an object

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • objectification noun
  • overobjectification noun
  • overobjectify verb (used with object)
  • unobjectified adjective
  • Dzˌ𳦳پھˈپDz noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of objectify1

First recorded in 1830–40; object + -ify
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Example Sentences

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The book challenges our default tendency to objectify the natural world—even as we grant legal personhood to corporations and intellectual property.

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"It is unacceptable for any visitor, foreign or local, to exploit or objectify indigenous communities or their children for any purpose, including photography," the ministry said in a statement cited by Informanté newspaper.

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But its Sia-written lead single Chained to the Rhythm, which boldly attacked mindless pop culture, appeared to be undermined by Bon Appetit, a song openly objectifying Perry as a sexual meal.

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"They did do an assembly about how to treat women and not to objectify them."

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"I want to start a debate and encourage people to think about a process that objectifies women who have very little freedom to choose between marriage and career," he says.

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