ob·jec·ti·fy

verb

/əbˈdʒektɪfaɪ/

(formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they objectify	/əbˈdʒektɪfaɪ/ /əbˈdʒektɪfaɪ/
he / she / it objectifies	/əbˈdʒektɪfaɪz/ /əbˈdʒektɪfaɪz/
past simple objectified	/əbˈdʒektɪfaɪd/ /əbˈdʒektɪfaɪd/
past participle objectified	/əbˈdʒektɪfaɪd/ /əbˈdʒektɪfaɪd/
-ing form objectifying	/əbˈdʒektɪfaɪɪŋ/ /əbˈdʒektɪfaɪɪŋ/

objectify somebody/something to treat somebody/something as an object, without rights or feelings of their own将…物化；将…人格物化
- magazines that objectify women将妇女人格物化的杂志
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from the noun object + -i- + -fy.