In social philosophy, objectification is the act of treating a person, or sometimes an animal, as an object or a thing. It is part of dehumanization, the act of disavowing the humanity of others.

What does it mean when you objectify something?

transitive verb. 1 : to treat as an object or cause to have objective reality They believe that beauty pageants objectify women.

What does objectify people mean?

Objectification involves viewing and/or treating a person as an object, devoid of thought or feeling. Often, objectification is targeted at women and reduces them to objects of sexual pleasure and gratification.