“Reify” is an obscure verb that means to “make something (abstract) more concrete in form.” It comes from the Latin noun “res,” meaning “thing,” which is an evolution of the Latin verb “facere,” meaning “do, or make.” Some more common synonyms for “reify” include “conceptualize,” “objectify,” “depict,” and “picture.” The noun form of “reify” is “reification,” which is more commonly understood as “objectification,” or treating a person as an object.