hypostasize

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

verb (used with object)

, hy·pos·ta·sized, hy·pos·ta·siz·ing.

1. hypostatize ( def ).

hypostasize

/ haɪˈpɒstəˌsaɪz /

verb

1. See hypostatize
   another word for hypostatize

Derived Forms

• hyˌpostasiˈzation, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of hypostasize¹

First recorded in 1800–10; hypostas(is) + -ize