REIFICATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does reification mean? 

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

1. regarding something abstract as a material thing

2. representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality

  Familiarity information: REIFICATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REIFICATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Regarding something abstract as a material thing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

hypostatisation; hypostatization; reification

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

objectification (the act of representing an abstraction as a physical thing)

Derivation:

reify (consider an abstract concept to be real)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

depersonalisation; depersonalization; reification

Context example:

according to Marx, treating labor as a commodity exemplified the reification of the individual

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

objectification (the act of representing an abstraction as a physical thing)