Associations to the word «Objectify»

Wiktionary

OBJECTIFY, verb. To make something (such as an abstract idea) possible to be perceived by the senses
OBJECTIFY, verb. To treat as something objectively real
OBJECTIFY, verb. To treat as a mere object and deny the dignity of

Dictionary definition

OBJECTIFY, verb. Make external or objective, or give reality to; "language externalizes our thoughts".
OBJECTIFY, verb. Make impersonal or present as an object; "Will computers depersonalize human interactions?"; "Pornography objectifies women".

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky