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(transitive) to regard something abstract as if it were a concrete material thing.

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reify

Source Word

reify

IPA(Pronunciation)

transitive

(transitive) to regard something abstract as if it were a concrete material thing.

Japanese Meaning

抽象的な概念を具体的な実体として扱う、実体化する / 抽象的なものに現実的な形や具体性を付与する

We should not reify the concept of intelligence into a single measurable score.

知能という概念を単一の測定可能なスコアのように実体化して扱うべきではない。

Sense（1）

(transitive) to regard something abstract as if it were a concrete material thing.

reifies

（ present singular third-person ）

reifying

（ participle present ）

reified

（ participle past ）

reified

（ past ）