"objectification" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

The act of representing an abstraction as a physical thing (synset 100933903)
is a type of: actualisation, actualization, realisation, realization - making real or giving the appearance of reality
subtypes:
- depersonalisation, depersonalization, reification - representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality
- exteriorisation, exteriorization, externalisation, externalization - embodying in an outward form
- hypostatisation, hypostatization, reification - regarding something abstract as a material thing
- embodiment - giving concrete form to an abstract concept
A concrete representation of an abstract idea or principle (synset 103843680)
is a type of: representation - a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something