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reify
re·i·fy R0130600 (rē′ə-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 Indo-European roots + -fy.] re′i·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.re′i·fi′er n.reify (ˈriːɪˌfaɪ) vb, -fies, -fying or -fied (tr) to consider or make (an abstract idea or concept) real or concrete[C19: from Latin rēs thing; compare deify] ˌreifiˈcation n ˌreifiˈcatory adj ˈreiˌfier nre•i•fy (ˈri əˌfaɪ, ˈreɪ-) v.t. -fied, -fy•ing. to convert into or regard as a concrete thing: to reify a concept. [1850–55; < Latin rē(s) thing + -ify] re`i•fi•ca′tion, n. reify Past participle: reified Gerund: reifying
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I reify | you reify | he/she/it reifies | we reify | you reify | they reify |
Preterite |
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I reified | you reified | he/she/it reified | we reified | you reified | they reified |
Present Continuous |
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I am reifying | you are reifying | he/she/it is reifying | we are reifying | you are reifying | they are reifying |
Present Perfect |
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I have reified | you have reified | he/she/it has reified | we have reified | you have reified | they have reified |
Past Continuous |
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I was reifying | you were reifying | he/she/it was reifying | we were reifying | you were reifying | they were reifying |
Past Perfect |
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I had reified | you had reified | he/she/it had reified | we had reified | you had reified | they had reified |
Future |
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I will reify | you will reify | he/she/it will reify | we will reify | you will reify | they will reify |
Future Perfect |
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I will have reified | you will have reified | he/she/it will have reified | we will have reified | you will have reified | they will have reified |
Future Continuous |
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I will be reifying | you will be reifying | he/she/it will be reifying | we will be reifying | you will be reifying | they will be reifying |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been reifying | you have been reifying | he/she/it has been reifying | we have been reifying | you have been reifying | they have been reifying |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been reifying | you will have been reifying | he/she/it will have been reifying | we will have been reifying | you will have been reifying | they will have been reifying |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been reifying | you had been reifying | he/she/it had been reifying | we had been reifying | you had been reifying | they had been reifying |
Conditional |
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I would reify | you would reify | he/she/it would reify | we would reify | you would reify | they would reify |
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I would have reified | you would have reified | he/she/it would have reified | we would have reified | you would have reified | they would have reified | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | reify - consider an abstract concept to be realconsider, regard, view, reckon, see - deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"hypostatise, hypostatize - construe as a real existence, of a conceptual entity | Translations
reify
reifyTo regard (something abstract) as a material thing.reify
Words related to reifyverb consider an abstract concept to be realRelated Words- consider
- regard
- view
- reckon
- see
- hypostatise
- hypostatize
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