transitive verb
-·fied·, -·fy·ing to treat (an abstraction) as substantially existing, or as a concrete material object
Origin of reify
from Classical Latin res, thing (see real) + -fyreify
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reify
transitive verb
re·i·fied, re·i·fy·ing, re·i·fiesTo regard or treat (an abstraction) as if it had concrete or material existence.
Origin of reify
Latin rēs rē- thing ; see rē- in Indo-European roots. -fyRelated Forms:
- re′i·fi·ca′tion
noun
- re′i·fi′er
noun
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present reifies, present participle reifying, simple past and past participle reified)
Origin
Back-formation from reification, calque from German. Formed as Latin rÄ“s (“thing") +"Ž -ify (English suffix).
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