Noun: objectification ub,jek-ti-fu'key-shun
- The act of representing an abstraction as a physical thing
"The artist's objectification of emotions through sculpture was powerful"
- A concrete representation of an abstract idea or principle
"The artist's sculpture served as an objectification of the concept of freedom"
Derived forms: objectifications
Type of: actualisation [Brit], actualization, realisation [Brit], realization, representation
Encyclopedia: Objectification