English verb: objectify | |||
1. | objectify (change) make external or objective, or give reality to | ||
Samples | Language externalizes our thoughts. | ||
Synonyms | exteriorise, exteriorize, externalise, externalize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
2. | objectify (change) make impersonal or present as an object | ||
Samples | Will computers depersonalize human interactions?. Pornography objectifies women. | ||
Synonyms | depersonalise, depersonalize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Antonyms | personalise, personalize, individualise, individualize | ||