re·i·fy 
(rēə-fī′, rā-)
(rēə-fī′, rā-)tr.v. re·i·fied, re·i·fy·ing, re·i·fies
To regard or treat (an abstraction) as if it had concrete or material existence.
[Latin rēs, rē-, thing; see rē- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + -FY.]
re′i·fi·cation (-fĭ-kāshən) n.
rei·fi′er n.