reify
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reify
- /ˈɹiː.ə.faɪ/ UK, US
- /ˈɹeɪ.ə.faɪ/ UK, US
Where it comes from
Back-formation from reification, calque from German. Formed as Latin rēs (“thing”) + -ify (English suffix).
verb reifies · reifying · reified
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To regard something abstract as if it were a concrete material thing.
What I've always appreciated about this concept of coincidence ... is how it reifies our search for causality, our need to establish logical connections among disparate events.
Similar: concretize, objectify, picture, thingify
Translations
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verb to regard something abstract as if it were a concrete material thing
| Español | cosificar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 具象化 jùxiànghuà |
| Português | coisificar, reificar |
| Français | réifier |
| Deutsch | verdinglichen, vergegenständlichen, reifizieren |
| Русский | материализовать materializovatʹ |
| العربية | جَسَّدَ jassada, جَسَّمَ jassama |
| עברית | המחיש himkhísh |
Talk about this word "reify." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/reify. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. reify. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/reify "reify." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/reify.Cite this
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title = {reify},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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