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hypostasize

especially British, hy·pos·ta·sise

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

verb (used with object)

hypostasized, hypostasizing 
  1. hypostatize.



hypostasize

/ haɪˈpɒstəˌsaɪz /

verb

  1. another word for hypostatize

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • hypostasization noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hypostasize1

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

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From all this it will be clearly seen that it would be impossible for us to hypostasize a super-moral or sub-moral universe in complete disregard of the primordial conscience of the human soul.

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