objectify (v.)

  1. make external or objective, or give reality to; language externalizes our thoughts

    [ Syn: exteriorize , exteriorise , externalize , externalise ]

  2. make impersonal or present as an object; Will computers depersonalize human interactions?; Pornography objectifies women

    [ Syn: depersonalize , depersonalize , depersonalise , depersonalise ]

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