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objectify
[uhb-jek-tuh-fahy]
verb (used with object)
to present as an object, especially of sight, touch, or other physical sense; make objective; externalize.
to treat (a person) as an object or thing.
Women are objectified and their physical attributes highlighted in ways that do not apply to men.
objectify
/ ɲśĖ»åĻōÉ°ģ³ŁÉŖĖ“Ś²¹ÉŖ /
verb
(tr) to represent concretely; present as an object
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- objectification noun
- overobjectification noun
- overobjectify verb (used with object)
- unobjectified adjective
- “Ē²śĖĀį±š³¦³Ł¾±“Ś¾±Ė³¦²¹³Ł¾±“Ē²Ō noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of objectify1
Example Sentences
The book challenges our default tendency to objectify the natural worldāeven as we grant legal personhood to corporations and intellectual property.
"It is unacceptable for any visitor, foreign or local, to exploit or objectify indigenous communities or their children for any purpose, including photography," the ministry said in a statement cited by InformantƩ newspaper.
But its Sia-written lead single Chained to the Rhythm, which boldly attacked mindless pop culture, appeared to be undermined by Bon Appetit, a song openly objectifying Perry as a sexual meal.
"They did do an assembly about how to treat women and not to objectify them."
"I want to start a debate and encourage people to think about a process that objectifies women who have very little freedom to choose between marriage and career," he says.
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