Antonyms for reify
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ree-uh-fahy, rey- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈri əˌfaɪ, ˈreɪ- |
Definition of reify
Origin :- "make into a thing; make real or material; consider as a thing," 1854, back-formation from reification, or else from re-, stem of Latin res "thing, object, matter, affair, event, circumstance, condition," from PIE *re- "to bestow, endow" + -fy. Related: Reified; reifying.
- As in materialize : verb come into being
- As in realize : verb accomplish
- As in substantiate : verb back up a statement, idea
- As in personalize : verb embody
- As in embody : verb represent; materialize
Synonyms for reify
- actualize
- affirm
- appear
- approve
- attest to
- authenticate
- be incarnate
- be realized
- bear out
- become concrete
- become real
- become visual
- body forth
- bring about
- bring off
- bring to fruition
- carry out
- carry through
- check out
- check up
- coalesce
- come about
- come to pass
- complete
- concretize
- confirm
- consummate
- corporealize
- corroborate
- debunk
- demonstrate
- develop
- do
- effect
- effectuate
- emblematize
- embody
- emerge
- entify
- epitomize
- establish
- evince
- evolve
- exemplify
- exhibit
- express
- exteriorize
- externalize
- fulfill
- happen
- hypostatize
- illustrate
- incarnate
- incorporate
- justify
- make concrete
- make good
- make happen
- make real
- manifest
- materialize
- metamorphose
- mirror
- objectify
- occur
- perfect
- perform
- personalize
- personify
- personize
- pragmatize
- prove
- ratify
- realize
- reify
- show
- stand for
- substantialize
- substantiate
- support
- symbolize
- take form
- take place
- take shape
- test
- try
- try on
- try out
- turn up
- typify
- unfold
- validate
- verify
- visualize
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