reify
(verb) consider an abstract concept to be real
Source: WordNet® 3.1
reify (third-person singular simple present reifies, present participle reifying, simple past and past participle reified)
(transitive) to regard something abstract as if it were a concrete material thing
• conceptualize, concretize, objectify, picture, thingify
• fiery, firey
Source: Wiktionary
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
