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
John UpdikeExamples of objectify in a Sentence
She says beauty pageants objectify women.
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Works created throughout the 19th and 20th centuries like Madame Butterfly, Memoirs of a Geisha,and Miss Saigon all featured Asian female characters who were diminutive, self-sacrificing, and objectified.
—Li Zhou, Vox, 8 July 2024
The women in Bad Tourists are tired: tired of the patriarchy, tired of being objectified because of their gender, tired that #MeToo lumbers on without radical change.
—Caro Carver, Peoplemag, 4 July 2024
Multiple studies that came out around the wake of the #metoo movement indicated that the negative consequences of objectifying young women may run deeper than expected.
—Katy Kelleher, TIME, 24 June 2024
The question illuminated the ways Black people — their culture, their aesthetics, their literal bodies — are objectified and easily discarded under the white gaze.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 3 June 2024
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Li Zhou, Vox, 8 July 2024
The women in Bad Tourists are tired: tired of the patriarchy, tired of being objectified because of their gender, tired that #MeToo lumbers on without radical change.
—Caro Carver, Peoplemag, 4 July 2024
Multiple studies that came out around the wake of the #metoo movement indicated that the negative consequences of objectifying young women may run deeper than expected.
—Katy Kelleher, TIME, 24 June 2024
The question illuminated the ways Black people — their culture, their aesthetics, their literal bodies — are objectified and easily discarded under the white gaze.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 3 June 2024
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“Objectify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/objectify. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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