reification
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
regarding something abstract as a material thing
Types & categories
- objectification hypernym
Related & opposite
- reify derivation
- hypostatize derivation
Sense 2 noun
representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality
according to Marx, treating labor as a commodity exemplified the reification of the individual
Types & categories
- objectification hypernym
Related & opposite
- depersonalize derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | reify |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | hypostatize |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | objectification |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | depersonalize |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | objectification |