coisificar

Portuguese

Etymology

From coisa (thing) + -ificar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /koj.zi.fiˈka(ʁ)/ [koɪ̯.zi.fiˈka(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /koj.zi.fiˈka(ɾ)/ [koɪ̯.zi.fiˈka(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /koj.zi.fiˈka(ʁ)/ [koɪ̯.zi.fiˈka(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /koj.zi.fiˈka(ɻ)/ [koɪ̯.zi.fiˈka(ɻ)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /koj.zi.fiˈkaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /koj.zi.fiˈka.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: coi‧si‧fi‧car

Verb

coisificar (first-person singular present coisifico, first-person singular preterite coisifiquei, past participle coisificado)

  1. (transitive) to reify (to regard something abstract as if it were a concrete material thing)
    Synonyms: objectificar, reificar

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • coisificação

Further reading

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