ob·jec·ti·fy (əb-jĕk′tə-fī′) tr.v. ob·jec·ti·fied ,
ob·jec·ti·fy·ing ,
ob·jec·ti·fies 1. To present or regard as an object: "Because we have objectified animals, we are able to treat them impersonally" (Barry Lopez).
2. To make objective, external, or concrete: thoughts objectified in art.
ob·jec′ti·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.
ob·jec′ti·fi′er n.
objectify (əbˈdʒɛktɪˌfaɪ ) vb ,
-fies ,
-fying or -fied (Philosophy) (tr ) to represent concretely; present as an object. Also: objectivate
obˌjectifiˈcation n
ob•jec•ti•fy (əbˈdʒɛk təˌfaɪ) v.t. -fied, -fy•ing. to present as an object, esp. of sight, touch, or other physical sense; make objective; externalize.
[1830–40]
ob•jec`ti•fi•ca′tion, n.
objectify Past participle: objectifiedGerund: objectifyingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative objectify objectify
Present I objectify you objectify he/she/it objectifies we objectify you objectify they objectify
Preterite I objectified you objectified he/she/it objectified we objectified you objectified they objectified
Present Continuous I am objectifying you are objectifying he/she/it is objectifying we are objectifying you are objectifying they are objectifying
Present Perfect I have objectified you have objectified he/she/it has objectified we have objectified you have objectified they have objectified
Past Continuous I was objectifying you were objectifying he/she/it was objectifying we were objectifying you were objectifying they were objectifying
Past Perfect I had objectified you had objectified he/she/it had objectified we had objectified you had objectified they had objectified
Future I will objectify you will objectify he/she/it will objectify we will objectify you will objectify they will objectify
Future Perfect I will have objectified you will have objectified he/she/it will have objectified we will have objectified you will have objectified they will have objectified
Future Continuous I will be objectifying you will be objectifying he/she/it will be objectifying we will be objectifying you will be objectifying they will be objectifying
Present Perfect Continuous I have been objectifying you have been objectifying he/she/it has been objectifying we have been objectifying you have been objectifying they have been objectifying
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been objectifying you will have been objectifying he/she/it will have been objectifying we will have been objectifying you will have been objectifying they will have been objectifying
Past Perfect Continuous I had been objectifying you had been objectifying he/she/it had been objectifying we had been objectifying you had been objectifying they had been objectifying
Conditional I would objectify you would objectify he/she/it would objectify we would objectify you would objectify they would objectify
Past Conditional I would have objectified you would have objectified he/she/it would have objectified we would have objectified you would have objectified they would have objectified
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. objectify - make external or objective, or give reality to; "language externalizes our thoughts"alter ,
change ,
modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
2. objectify - make impersonal or present as an object; "Will computers depersonalize human interactions?"; "Pornography objectifies women"alter ,
change ,
modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
objectify verb To represent (an abstraction, for example) in or as if in bodily form: