nnoun.actregarding something abstract as a material thingSynset:hypostatisation hypostatization
Derivationally Related Form:hypostatizereifyhypostatise
Hypernyms:objectification
Inherited Hypernyms:hypostatizationobjectificationrealizationcreating by mental actscreationactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.actrepresenting a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individualitySynset:depersonalisation depersonalization
Examples:- according to Marx, treating labor as a commodity exemplified the reification of the individual
Derivationally Related Form:depersonalizedepersonalise
Hypernyms:objectification
Inherited Hypernyms:depersonalizationobjectificationrealizationcreating by mental actscreationactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity