thingify means to convert into a thing; to make concrete or tangible. It carries an Arena rating of 1375, earned across 5 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, thingify ranks #3,129 of 17,163 for Funniest Words, #3,350 of 17,140 for Most Whimsical Words, #3,975 of 17,151 for The Improbable, #4,246 of 17,134 for Most Malleable Words.
Why “thingify” is a great word
To convert an abstract concept or process into a concrete or tangible thing. From the English noun 'thing' + the verb-forming suffix '-ify' (meaning 'to make, to cause to be'), the word is first attested in 1871 in Galaxy Magazine. Unlike reify, which carries a philosopher's accusation of treating an idea as materially real, or concretize, which focuses on rendering the vague definite, to thingify is the simpler, more literal act of making a noun out of a notion. It is the contract signed to bind a promise, the spreadsheet that transforms grief into a column of dates, or the worn wooden idol carved to hold the presence of a god—a quiet testament to our stubborn need to press our palm against an idea and feel something solid.
Etymology
From thing + -ify.
verb
- To convert into a thing; to make concrete or tangible.
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