objektivieren
Objektivieren is a German verb meaning to objectify or to render something objective. In everyday language it denotes treating a thing or a person as an object, removing or diminishing subjective aspects such as agency, feelings, or context dependence. In philosophy and social theory, Objektivierung refers to a process by which a subject or phenomenon is apprehended, described, or manipulated as an object—something separable from the observer and open to analysis, control, or instrumental use. The noun Objektivierung is used across disciplines; in ethics and gender studies the term is especially associated with reducing people, particularly women, to objects of use or appearance.
The concept is distinguished from Objektivität (objectivity) and from Subjektivität; Objektivierung is not necessarily a claim
In usage, the verb can appear in contexts of critique or analysis, or as a description of