reified
|re-i-fied|
/ˈriːɪfaɪ/
(reify)
make into a thing
Etymology
'reify' originates from Modern Latin and French, specifically the word 'réifier' and Latin 'res', where 'res' meant 'thing' and the suffix '-ify' meant 'to make'.
'reify' changed from French 'réifier' (itself influenced by Latin formations) and English adopted 'reify' in the 19th century to form the modern verb 'reify' and its derivatives such as 'reified'.
Initially, it meant 'to make into a thing', and over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to regard or treat an abstraction as a concrete thing'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
past tense or past participle form of 'reify'.
They reified their assumptions in the final report.
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Adjective 1
treated as a concrete thing; made into or regarded as a thing.
The reified description obscured the underlying complexities.
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Last updated: 2026/01/18 09:08