reify
reify · reifies · reified · reifying
материализовать
verdinglichen, vergegenständlichen, reifizieren
To regard something abstract as if it were a concrete material thingTo regard something abstract as if it were a concrete material thing.
/ˈɹiː.ə.faɪ/
» Could you make an example to reify your idea?
Meaning
1 sensesTo regard something abstract as if it were a concrete material thing.
verdinglichen, vergegenständlichen, reifizieren
материализоватьmaterializovatʹ
More definitions
- consider an abstract concept to be real
Examples
1 sentencesCould you make an example to reify your idea?
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
to regard something abstract as if it were a concrete material thing:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to regard something abstract as if it were a concrete material thing:
Origin
Back-formation from reification, calque from German. Formed as Latin rēs (“thing”) + -ifyBack-formation from reification, calque from German. Formed as Latin rēs (“thing”) + -ify (English suffix).
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Forms
reifies, reifying, reified, reifiedSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle