objectify
UK/ɒb'dʒektɪfaɪ/US/ɒb'dʒektifai/
B1
Definitions
v.
To treat a person as an object or thing rather than as a full human being; (also) to express in a concrete form.
物化；使具体化
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedobjectagainst, toward, in the way of
+
-ifythrow, cast
=objectify
object + -ify (make into) = to make someone into an object. Modern critical sense (especially of women) emerged in 20th-century discourse.
Example Sentences
- 1.
Advertising that objectifies women has long been controversial.