reify
/ˈriːɪfaɪ/verb
(-ies, -ied)with obj.
- formal make (something abstract) more concrete or real〈正式〉使（抽象概念）具体化：
these instincts are, in man, reified as verbal constructs.
人类的这些本能被具体化为言语构建。
派生词
reification
nounreificatory
adjective词源
mid 19th cent.: from Latin res, re- 'thing' + -FY.