objectify
verb
ob·jec·ti·fy
əb-ˈjek-tə-ˌfī 
objectified; objectifying
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: to give expression to (something, such as an abstract notion, feeling, or ideal) in a form that can be experienced by others
It is the essence of the fairy tale to objectify differing facets of the child's emotional experience …—
John Updike
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She says beauty pageants objectify women.
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Teenagers today probably objectify others in more politically correct terms.
—Jay Deitcher, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
Turns out that even being the perfect avatar doesn’t spare you from being objectified like a booth babe at a gun show.
—Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2025
Sorry to objectify Allison Janney, but good God, those gams!
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 21 July 2025
Some have noted that Sweeney's soap stunt seems especially odd, given what the actress has said before about being objectified.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 18 June 2025
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Jay Deitcher, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
Turns out that even being the perfect avatar doesn’t spare you from being objectified like a booth babe at a gun show.
—Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2025
Sorry to objectify Allison Janney, but good God, those gams!
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 21 July 2025
Some have noted that Sweeney's soap stunt seems especially odd, given what the actress has said before about being objectified.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 18 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for objectify
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“Objectify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/objectify. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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