reify
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Back-formation from reification, calque from German. Formed as Latin rēs (“thing”) + -ify (English suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
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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Translations[edit]
to regard something abstract as if it were a concrete material thing
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