The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
depersonalize, depersonalise, objectify
(verb) make impersonal or present as an object; “Will computers depersonalize human interactions?”; “Pornography objectifies women”
exteriorize, exteriorise, externalize, externalise, objectify
(verb) make external or objective, or give reality to; “language externalizes our thoughts”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
objectified
simple past tense and past participle of objectify
objectified (comparative more objectified, superlative most objectified)
Treated as an object
Source: Wiktionary
Ob*jec"ti*fy, v. t. Etym: [Object + -fy.]
Definition: To cause to become an object; to cause to assume the character of an object; to render objective. J. D. Morell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 February 2025
(verb) cause the failure or ruin of; “His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage”; “This play will either make or break the playwright”
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.