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 | ||