The difference between Personify and Reify
When used as verbs, personify means to be an example of, whereas reify means to regard something abstract as if it were a concrete material thing.
check bellow for the other definitions of Personify and Reify
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Personify as a verb (transitive):
To be an example of; to have all the attributes of.
Examples:
"Mozart could be said to personify musical genius."
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Personify as a verb (transitive):
To create a representation of (an abstract quality) in the form of a character.
Examples:
"The writer personified death in the form of the Grim Reaper."
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Reify as a verb (transitive):
to regard something abstract as if it were a concrete material thing