hypostasize

[ hahy-pos-tuh-sahyz, hi- ]

verb (used with object),hy·pos·ta·sized, hy·pos·ta·siz·ing.

Origin of hypostasize

1
First recorded in 1800–10; hypostas(is) + -ize
  • Also especially British, hy·pos·ta·sise .

Words Nearby hypostasize

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British Dictionary definitions for hypostasize

hypostasize

hypostasise

/ (haɪˈpɒstəˌsaɪz) /


verb
  1. another word for hypostatize

Derived forms of hypostasize

  • hypostasization or hypostasisation, noun

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