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esineellistää — meaning in English

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English meaning

objectify verb To turn an idea or feeling into something people can see or sense.
reify verb To treat an idea or quality as though it were a real, physical thing.

Senses

esineellistää is used for these senses in English:

objectify (transitive) To treat (someone) as a mere (often sexual) object, denying their dignity and tending toward dehumanizing them.

objectify — full definition

verb To turn an idea or feeling into something people can see or sense.
verb To treat something as if it truly and independently exists.
verb To treat a person as an object, usually in a sexual way, rather than as a human being.

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C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

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