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Definition of "objectify" []

  • To present or regard as an object: "Because we have objectified animals, we are able to treat them impersonally” ( Barry Lopez). (verb-transitive)
  • To make objective, external, or concrete: thoughts objectified in art. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "objectify" in a sentence
  • "The reasoning in the article is poor, and the author's claim that the word objectify "is often used, but rarely defined" is absurd."
  • "To 'objectify' is to perceive or regard a person as an object."
  • "Therefore, pornography cannot "objectify" a sexual act as the author claims, because an act in itself does not have any humanity to lose."