Meaning of dereify | Babel Free
Definitions
To cause no longer to be a single coherent entity; to cease to treat as a recognizable object.
Examples
“That is, although the insurrectionary consciousness of Antiguan workers is not identical with its African counterpart, it, too, is unable to dereify the social totality and reveal⟳ society as a collectively manageable entity.”
“[Hayek] seeks to dereify society as nothing more than individuals and seeks the dethronement of society so that markets and morals may resume their pure and rightful place⟳. However, the state is neither the source nor the enforcer of morality-…”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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