Definition of OBJECTIFY

Examples of objectify in a Sentence

She says beauty pageants objectify women.

Recent Examples on the Web In a video, he was seen objectifying a teenage girl and criticizing the physical appearance of female seminary students. — Washington Post, "The cost of coming forward: 1 survivor’s life after #MeToo," 22 Nov. 2019 Reducing Native women to a fetish is an oppressive, objectifying practice grounded in misogyny, exploitation and the promotion of false, negative stereotypes. — Ruth Hopkins, Teen Vogue, "Celebrating Native American Heritage Month: Dos and Donts," 12 Nov. 2019 The forms in which women project and objectify their fears ought to have the chance to scare the bejeezus out of us as often as those of men do. — Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, "The Women Who Helped Build Hollywood," 28 Oct. 2019 Late last month saw the publication of All the President’s Women, an in-depth exploration of Trump’s tendency to objectify the women who cross his path. — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, "The Perverse Physics of Accusing Trump of Assault," 7 Nov. 2019 The code bans inappropriate jokes, persistent one-sided flirting, or objectifying comments on somebody’s dress, looks, or sexuality. — Linda Nordling, Science | AAAS, "‘It’s not acceptable.’ Conduct codes aim to curb harassment at scientific field sites," 23 Oct. 2019 The show has often been criticized for objectifying women and has faced recent criticism after CMO Edward Razek made about casting plus-sized and transgender models in the show. — cleveland, "Bye bye, Angels. Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show leaves network TV.," 11 May 2019 The painting is objectified, neither window nor mirror on outer or inner worlds, but a circumstance all its own. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: Jay DeFeo show offers a provocative sketch of a California artist finding her voice," 17 Aug. 2019 The whole point of the book was to turn the male gaze on its head and be the one looking out at the world — the female gaze — not being objectified by it. — Sarah Menkedick, Longreads, "The First Book," 24 July 2019

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“Objectify.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/objectify. Accessed 10 December 2019.