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reify
re·i·fy
[
r ə f,
ráy ə f
]
(
past and past participle
re·i·fied
,
present participle
re·i·fy·ing
,
3rd person present singular
re·i·fies
)
transitive verb
Definition:
treat concept as object:
to think of or treat something abstract as if it existed as a real and tangible object
[
Mid-19th century. Coined from Latin
re-
(stem of
res
"thing") + -fy
]
re·i·fi·ca·tion
[
r əfi káysh'n,
rày əfi káysh'n
]
noun
re·i·fi·ca·to·ry
[
ree íffikə tàwree,
ray íffikə tàwree
]
adjective
re·i·fi·er
[
r i f ər,
ráy i f ər
]
noun
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re·i·fi·ca·tion [ r əfi káysh'n, rày əfi káysh'n ] nounre·i·fi·ca·to·ry [ ree íffikə tàwree, ray íffikə tàwree ] adjectivere·i·fi·er [ r i f ər, ráy i f ər ] noun
