reify

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

/ˈɹiː.ə.faɪ/ /ˈɹeɪ.ə.faɪ/ en-us-reify.ogg en-us-reify-2.ogg

reify reifies reifying reified

Back-formation from reification, calque from German. Formed as Latin rēs (“thing”) + -ify (English suffix).

concretize objectify picture thingify

conceptualize hypostatize personify

dereification dereify reifiable reification reifier unreified

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