Definition of Reification

1. Noun. Regarding something abstract as a material thing.

Exact synonyms: Hypostatisation, Hypostatization
Generic synonyms: Objectification
Derivative terms: Hypostatise, Hypostatize, Reify

2. Noun. Representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality. "According to Marx, treating labor as a commodity exemplified the reification of the individual"
Exact synonyms: Depersonalisation, Depersonalization
Generic synonyms: Objectification
Derivative terms: Depersonalise, Depersonalize

Definition of Reification

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Reification

Reichert's cochlear recess
Reichert-Meissl number
reichsmark
reichsmarks
Reichstein
Reichstein's compound
Reichstein's substance
Reid
Reid's base line
reidentified
reidentifies
reidentify
reidentifying
reif
Reifenstein's syndrome
reification (current term)
reifications
reified
reifier
reifiers
reifies
reifs
reify
reifying
reign
reign
reigned
reigning
reignite
reignited

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