Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb objectify

2 senses of objectify

Sense 1
exteriorize, exteriorise, externalize, externalise, objectify -- (make external or objective, or give reality to; "language externalizes our thoughts")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Sense 2
depersonalize, depersonalise, objectify -- (make impersonal or present as an object; "Will computers depersonalize human interactions?"; "Pornography objectifies women")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

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