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objectivizing

objectivizing is the present participle and gerund of objectivize.

Meaning of objectivize

Verb

objectivize (third-person singular simple present objectivizes, present participle objectivizing, simple past and past participle objectivized)

  1. (transitive) To objectify.
    • Our emphasis at this point is on the use of abusive sex in sexual relations as a selling technique. Of course we're not interested in seeing women objectivized in [non-violent] sexual ways for purposes of selling anything, but the immediate protest is to get rid of the violence...The images [on...1976 December 25, Julia London, quotee, “Boycotting Records”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 26, page 2

Questions about objectivizing

What is objectivizing the present participle and gerund of?
Objectivizing is the present participle and gerund of objectivize.

Words near objectivizing in the dictionary

  1. objectivize
  2. objectivized
  3. objectivizer
  4. objectivizers
  5. objectivizes
  6. objectivizing
  7. objectization
  8. objectizations
  9. objectize
  10. objectized
  11. objectizes

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