Meanings (ES + gloss)
objetivar
To make (something, such as an abstract idea) possible to be perceived by the senses.
It was the unknown, objectified at last, in concrete flesh and blood, bending over him and reaching down to seize hold of him.
cosificar
To treat (someone) as a mere (often sexual) object, denying their dignity and tending toward dehumanizing them.
1994 "Book review: Fire With Fire", backlash.comhttp://www.backlash.com/content/gender/1996/3-mar96/page23.html She talks about the fact that women objectify men just as much as me…
Near-synonym: demean