OBJECTIFICATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

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)

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)