subjectify

[ suhb-jek-tuh-fahy ]

/ səbˈdʒɛk təˌfaɪ /

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verb (used with object), sub·jec·ti·fied, sub·jec·ti·fy·ing.

to make subjective.

to identify with (a subject) or interpret subjectively.

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Compare objectify.

Origin of subjectify

First recorded in 1865–70; subject + -ify

OTHER WORDS FROM subjectify

sub·jec·ti·fi·ca·tion, nounnon·sub·jec·ti·fi·ca·tion, noun

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How to use subjectify in a sentence

It was at this point that Kant deviated into his radical subjectification of knowledge.
Egotism in German Philosophy|George Santayana

British Dictionary definitions for subjectify

subjectify

/ (səbˈdʒɛktɪˌfaɪ) /

verb -fies, -fying or -fied

(tr) to make subjective or interpret subjectively

Derived forms of subjectify

subjectification, noun

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