objectify
verb/əbˈdʒektɪfaɪ/
/əbˈdʒektɪfaɪ/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they objectify | /əbˈdʒektɪfaɪ/ /əbˈdʒektɪfaɪ/ |
| he / she / it objectifies | /əbˈdʒektɪfaɪz/ /əbˈdʒektɪfaɪz/ |
| past simple objectified | /əbˈdʒektɪfaɪd/ /əbˈdʒektɪfaɪd/ |
| past participle objectified | /əbˈdʒektɪfaɪd/ /əbˈdʒektɪfaɪd/ |
| -ing form objectifying | /əbˈdʒektɪfaɪɪŋ/ /əbˈdʒektɪfaɪɪŋ/ |
- objectify somebody/something to treat somebody/something as an object, without rights or feelings of their own
- magazines that objectify women
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from the noun object + -i- + -fy.Definitions on the go
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