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reify
[ ree-uh-fahy, rey- ]
/ ˈri əˌfaɪ, ˈreɪ- /
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verb (used with object), re·i·fied, re·i·fy·ing.
to convert into or regard as a concrete thing: to reify a concept.
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Origin of reify
First recorded in 1850–55; from Latin rē(s) “thing” + -ify
OTHER WORDS FROM reify
re·i·fi·ca·tion [ree-uh-fuh-key-shuhn, rey-], /ˌri ə fəˈkeɪ ʃən, ˈreɪ-/, nounWords nearby reify
Reichswehr, Reid, Reidsville, reif, reification, reify, Reigate, reign, reignite, Reign of Terror, Reik
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How to use reify in a sentence
It would reify the division between Israelis living within the Green Line and those living beyond it.
British Dictionary definitions for reify
reify
/ (ˈriːɪˌfaɪ) /
verb -fies, -fying or -fied
(tr) to consider or make (an abstract idea or concept) real or concrete
Derived forms of reify
reification, nounreificatory, adjectivereifier, nounWord Origin for reify
C19: from Latin rēs thing; compare deify
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