reifying

ˈriːɪfaɪɪŋ

Definition

Definition of reifying - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

philosophy

TECH.

making something abstract more real

TECH.

The artist's work is reifying complex emotions into visual art.

actualizing

materializing

concretizing

TECH.

turning an idea into a concrete thing

TECH.

The theory is reifying abstract concepts into understandable models.

actualizing

embodying

materializing

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Origin of reifying

Latin, res (thing) + facere (to make)

Examples of reifying in a sentence

The documentary is reifying the abstract concept of freedom.
The artist is reifying his imagination through his sculptures.
The new policy is reifying the company's commitment to sustainability.

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French:réifiant, ...
German:realisieren, veranschaulichen, ...
Italian:concretizzante, ...
Spanish:haciendo real, materializando, ...
Portuguese:tornando real, materializando, ...
Chinese:物化的, 实体化的, ...
Japanese:具現化する, ...
Arabic:تجسيدي, مُجَسِّد, ...
Hebrew:מְמַמֵּשׁ, מַמְחִישׁ, ...
Russian:материализующий, ...
Ukrainian:втілюючий, конкретизуючий, ...
Hindi:वास्तविक बनाना, ठोस बनाना, ...
Bengali:বাস্তবায়ন করা, কংক্রিট করা, ...
Catalan:fent real, concretant, ...
Czech:reifikující, konkretizující, ...
Danish:gøre virkelig, konkretisere, ...
Dutch:verwezenlijken, concretiseren, ...
Greek:πραγματοποιώντας, συγκεκριμενοποιώντας, ...
Hungarian:eldologiasító, az elvont fogalmakat konkrét dologként kezelő, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យអ្វីដែលអរូបីក្លាយជារូបី, ធ្វើឱ្យគំនិតអរូបីក្លាយជារូបធាតុជាក់ស្តែង, ...
Korean:구체화하는, 실체화하는, ...
Persian:واقعی کردن, ملموس کردن, ...
Polish:ucieleśniający, konkretyzujący, ...
Portuguese (BR):concretizando, tornando concreto, ...
Romanian:reificând, ...
Swedish:förkroppsligande, konkretiserande, ...
Thai:ทำให้เป็นจริง, ...
Turkish:gerçekleştiren, ...
Vietnamese:hiện thực hóa, cụ thể hóa, ...

reify

ˈreɪɪfaɪ

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Definition of reify - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

philosophy

Rare

make something abstract more concrete or real

Rare

Philosophers often reify concepts to discuss them more easily..
Artists often reify emotions through their work.
The theory was reified in the form of a model.

concretize

materialize

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Origin of reify

Latin, res (thing) + facere (to make)

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French:réifier, ...
German:verdinglichen, ...
Italian:reificare, ...
Spanish:reificar, ...
Portuguese:reificar, ...
Chinese:具体化, ...
Japanese:具現化する, ...
Arabic:جَسَّدَ, ...
Hebrew:לְמַמֵּשׁ, ...
Russian:реализовать, ...
Ukrainian:втілювати, ...
Hindi:वास्तविक बनाना, ...
Bengali:বাস্তবায়িত করা, ...
Catalan:reificar, ...
Czech:reifikovat, ...
Danish:reificere, ...
Dutch:verdinglijken, ...
Greek:πραγματοποιώ, ...
Hungarian:eldologiasítani, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យក្លាយជារូបី, ...
Korean:구체화하다, ...
Persian:عینی کردن, ...
Polish:urzeczywistniać, ...
Portuguese (BR):reificar, ...
Romanian:a reifica, ...
Swedish:förkroppsliga, ...
Thai:ทำให้เป็นรูปธรรม, ...
Turkish:somutlaştırmak, ...
Vietnamese:cụ thể hóa, ...

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Definition of reifying - Reverso English Dictionary

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