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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.
  1. to treat or regard (a concept, idea, etc.) as a distinct substance or reality.


hypostatize

/ haɪˈpɒstəˌtaɪz /

verb

  1. to regard or treat as real
  2. to embody or personify
“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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Derived Forms

  • hyˌpostatiˈzation, noun
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Other Words From

  • hy·posta·ti·zation 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.

If we apply it also to qualities of things, we hypostatize the abstract quality.

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