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objectify

/əbˈdʒɛktɪfaɪ/

/əbˈdʒɛktəˌfaɪ/

objectifyverb

objectified

Past Simple

objectified

Past Participle

objectifying

Gerund

/əbˈdʒɛktɪfaɪ/

/əbˈdʒɛktəˌfaɪ/

Translations

The media often tends to objectify women in advertisements.

СМИ часто склонны объективировать женщин в рекламе.

Additional translations

Definitions

To treat a person as an object or thing, without regard to their dignity or personal qualities.

The advertisement was criticized for objectifying women by focusing solely on their physical appearance.

To express something in a concrete form or to make something tangible.

The artist objectified his emotions through his sculptures, giving them a physical presence.

Synonyms

objectifypast participle

Definitions

Having been treated as an object; reduced to the status of a thing.

The magazine’s photo spread featured highly objectified models.

objectifygerund / present participle

Definitions

Tending to treat people as objects, reducing them to mere things or visual stimuli.

The commercial relies on an objectifying depiction of bodies to sell its product.