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Reification is an English word with synonyms like objectification or depersonalization. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Reification in a sentence

Reification meaning

  1. The consideration of an abstract thing as if it were concrete, or of an inanimate object as if it were living.
  2. The consideration of a human being as an impersonal object.
  3. A process that makes a computable/addressable object out of a non-computable/addressable one; or a concrete class out of a generic one.

Synonyms of Reification

objectification hypostatization hypostatisation depersonalization depersonalisation

Related words

Other words often associated with Reification or its synonyms:

realisation actualisation realization actualization representation

Using Reification

  • The main meaning on this page is: The consideration of an abstract thing as if it were concrete, or of an inanimate object as if it were living. | The consideration of a human being as an impersonal object. | A process that makes a computable/addressable object out of a non-computable/addressable one; or a concrete class out of a generic one.
  • Useful related words include: objectification, hypostatization, hypostatisation, depersonalization.
  • In the example corpus, reification often appears in combinations such as: the reification, reification of.

Context around Reification

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Reification

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

fallacy of reification which is 1× heritability the reification of g 1× reification is sometimes 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in a 1982 1× reification is sometimes 1× the first is 1×

Common sentence endings:

for each statement 1× s j 1981 1× thurstone s analysis 1×

Words around Reification

Just before it in the word index:

reiffer 2 reiff 21 reifer 8 reif 10 reier 3 reidy 17

Just after it in the word index:

reified 6 reifies 3 reifler 4 reifsteck 3 reifying 2 reig 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Reification

  • In this selection, "reification" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include fallacy of reification which is and heritability the reification of g. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "reification" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with reification

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Reification is sometimes important in order to deduce a level of confidence or degree of usefulness for each statement. (19 words)

The first is the fallacy of " reification ", which is "our tendency to convert abstract concepts into entities" Gould, S. J. (1981). (21 words)

In a 1982 review of The Mismeasure of Man, Jensen gives point-by-point rebuttals to much of Gould's critique, including Gould's treatment of heritability, the "reification" of g, and the use of Thurstone's analysis. (38 words)

Longer example sentences

In a 1982 review of The Mismeasure of Man, Jensen gives point-by-point rebuttals to much of Gould's critique, including Gould's treatment of heritability, the "reification" of g, and the use of Thurstone's analysis. (38 words)

The first is the fallacy of " reification ", which is "our tendency to convert abstract concepts into entities" Gould, S. J. (1981). (21 words)

Reification is sometimes important in order to deduce a level of confidence or degree of usefulness for each statement. (19 words)

Example sentences (3)

In a 1982 review of The Mismeasure of Man, Jensen gives point-by-point rebuttals to much of Gould's critique, including Gould's treatment of heritability, the "reification" of g, and the use of Thurstone's analysis.

Reification is sometimes important in order to deduce a level of confidence or degree of usefulness for each statement.

The first is the fallacy of " reification ", which is "our tendency to convert abstract concepts into entities" Gould, S. J. (1981).

Common combinations with reification

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "reification" in a sentence?
An example: "In a 1982 review of The Mismeasure of Man, Jensen gives point-by-point rebuttals to much of Gould's critique, including Gould's treatment of heritability, the "reification" of g, and the use of Thurstone's analysis." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "reification" from authentic English texts.
What does "reification" mean?
Reification means: The consideration of an abstract thing as if it were concrete, or of an inanimate object as if it were living.
What are synonyms of "reification"?
Common synonyms of "reification" include: objectification, hypostatization, hypostatisation, depersonalization, depersonalisation.
How many example sentences with "reification" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "reification", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.