OBJECTIFICATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does objectification mean? 

• OBJECTIFICATION (noun)
  The noun OBJECTIFICATION has 2 senses:

1. the act of representing an abstraction as a physical thing

2. a concrete representation of an abstract idea or principle

  Familiarity information: OBJECTIFICATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OBJECTIFICATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of representing an abstraction as a physical thing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("objectification" is a kind of...):

actualisation; actualization; realisation; realization (making real or giving the appearance of reality)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "objectification"):

depersonalisation; depersonalization; reification (representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality)

exteriorisation; exteriorization; externalisation; externalization (embodying in an outward form)

hypostatisation; hypostatization; reification (regarding something abstract as a material thing)

embodiment (giving concrete form to an abstract concept)

Derivation:

objectify (make external or objective, or give reality to)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A concrete representation of an abstract idea or principle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("objectification" is a kind of...):

representation (a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something)

Derivation:

objectify (make external or objective, or give reality to)