objectified
objectified is the simple past and past participle of objectify.
Meaning of objectify
Verb
objectify (third-person singular simple present objectifies, present participle objectifying, simple past and past participle objectified)
- To make (something, such as an abstract idea) possible to be perceived by the senses.
- It was the unknown, objectified at last, in concrete flesh and blood, bending over him and reaching down to seize hold of him.1906 May–October, Jack London, White Fang, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., published October 1906, →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- objectivize, reify, thingify
- To treat (something) as objectively real.
- The mystic objectifies a rich feeling in the pit of the stomach into a cosmology.1921, Aldous Huxley, Crome Yellow, London: Chatto & Windus
- Synonyms:
- objectivize, reify, thingify
- To treat (someone) as a mere (usually sexual) object; to sexually dehumanize (someone).
- Near-synonyms: demean, fetishize
Adjective
objectified (comparative more objectified, superlative most objectified)
Synonyms of objectified
Forms of objectified
| comparative | more objectified |
|---|---|
| superlative | most objectified |
Words formed from objectified
Questions about objectified
- What does objectified mean?
- Objectified means treated as an object.
- What is objectified the simple past and past participle of?
- Objectified is the simple past and past participle of objectify.
- What part of speech is objectified?
- Objectified is an adjective.
Words near objectified in the dictionary
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