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objectify

[ uhb-jek-tuh-fahy ]

verb (used with object)

objectified, objectifying.
  1. to present as an object, especially of sight, touch, or other physical sense; make objective; externalize.
  2. to treat (a person) as an object or thing:

    Women are objectified and their physical attributes highlighted in ways that do not apply to men.



objectify

/ əˈɛɪˌڲɪ /

verb

  1. tr to represent concretely; present as an object
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • Dzˌ𳦳پھˈپDz, noun
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  • Dz··پ·ھ··پDz [uh, b-jek-t, uh, -fi-, key, -sh, uh, n], noun
  • o·ver·Dz··پ·ھ··پDz noun
  • ··Dz··پ·ڲ verb (used with object) overobjectified overobjectifying
  • ܲ·Dz··پ·ھ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of objectify1

First recorded in 1830–40; object + -ify
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Example Sentences

"I want to start a debate and encourage people to think about a process that objectifies women who have very little freedom to choose between marriage and career," he says.

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Prof Tracey said: "Pain is subjective, it's a private experience that you can't really objectify, it's an oddity in its own self."

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The tendency to objectify women may in some cases also develop into a desire to annihilate the whole question of female desire, let alone agency.

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Avani Johnson, who was at the Timothée Chalamet contest, says she believes the latest trend has taken off because "women are relishing the opportunity to objectify men in a complete switch in power dynamics".

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"Yes, I was objectified," he says, with a smile.

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