objectify
/əbˈdʒɛktɪfaɪ/
verb
- To treat a person as an object or thing, ignoring their feelings, personality, or humanity.
- The advertisement was criticized for objectifying women.
- Many activists argue that social media can objectify people by focusing only on their appearance.
- In a healthy relationship, you should never objectify your partner.
- To present or express something abstract (like an idea or feeling) in a concrete, tangible form.
- Through her poetry, she was able to objectify her deepest fears.
- The artist tried to objectify the feeling of joy in a sculpture.
- The ritual objectifies the community's shared values.
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