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objectivization

/əbˌdʒɛk.tɪ.vɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
(UK: objectivisation)
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Plural:objectivizations
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Adjective:objective
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objectivization Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

The act or process of giving objective form, reality, or expression to subjective thoughts, feelings, or concepts.

Example

"The objectivization of personal grief into a structured work of art allowed the poet to distance themselves from their trauma."


2

The process in science or philosophy of removing personal biases and establishing criteria to make an observation or study entirely objective.

Example

"Strict methodological frameworks were applied to ensure the objectivization of the psychological study's results."


3

The treatment of a living entity, abstract idea, or complex phenomenon as a mere object; objectification.

Example

"Critical theorists frequently argue that the objectivization of human labor reduces workers to interchangeable components in an economic machine."

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Word Nuance & Usage

While often confused with 'objectification', 'objectivization' is typically used in scientific, linguistic, or philosophical contexts to describe the process of making subjective phenomena observable or measurable, whereas 'objectification' strongly connotes the degrading reduction of humans to mere objects.

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Word Origin & Etymology

Formed in the late 19th century from the adjective 'objective' combined with the suffixes '-ize' and '-ation', primarily originating within philosophical, psychological, and sociological translations of German academic texts.

Usage Trend

Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020

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