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View synonyms for hypostatize
hypostatize
[ hahy-pos-tuh-tahyz, hi- ]
verb (used with object)
, hy·pos·ta·tized, hy·pos·ta·tiz·ing.
- to treat or regard (a concept, idea, etc.) as a distinct substance or reality.
hypostatize
/ haɪˈpɒstəˌtaɪz /
verb
- to regard or treat as real
- to embody or personify
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Derived Forms
- hyˌpostatiˈzation, noun
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Other Words From
- hy·posta·ti·zation noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hypostatize1
First recorded in 1820–30; from Greek hypostatós, hypóstatos “set under, (in Stoic philosophy) substantially existing” ( hypostatic ) + -ize
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Example Sentences
We are aware that "the tendency of modern thought" is to hypostatize force and intelligence, and conceive them as entities.
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If we apply it also to qualities of things, we hypostatize the abstract quality.
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