reify
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Back-formation from reification, calque from German. Formed as Latin rēs (“thing”) + -ify (English suffix).
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Verb[edit]
reify (third-person singular simple present reifies, present participle reifying, simple past and past participle reified)
- (transitive) to regard something abstract as if it were a concrete material thing
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to regard something abstract as if it were a concrete material thing
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- English back-formations
- English terms derived from German
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- English words suffixed with -ify
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