reify
re·i·fy
(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.
re′i·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.
re′i·fi′er n.
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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 n
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re•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.
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reify
Past participle: reified
Gerund: reifying
| Imperative |
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| reify |
| reify |
| Present |
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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 |
| Past Conditional |
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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 |
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Translations
réifier
reificar
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reify
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