reifying

Variant of reify

reify definition

rei·fy (rē′ə fī′)

transitive verb reified -·fied′, reifying -·fy′·ing

to treat (an abstraction) as substantially existing, or as a concrete material object

Etymology: < L res, thing (see real) + -fy

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