What is the opposite of personification?

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Alan P.
Jul 25, 2016

(Perhaps) #color(blue)("incarnation")# or #color(blue)("substantiation")#

Explanation:

I assume that you are looking for a term to express the concept of assigning a person to an inanimate form.

Example:

The Black Plague was the Genghis Khan of Western Europe, leaving only desolation in its path.
(Warning; this statement is probably not accurate; its only role is to demonstrate "incarnation").

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