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.
Origin of hypostatize
1First recorded in 1820–30; from Greek hypostatós, hypóstatos “set under, (in Stoic philosophy) substantially existing” (see hypostatic) + -ize
- Also especially British, hy·pos·ta·tise .
Other words from hypostatize
- hy·pos·ta·ti·za·tion, noun
Words Nearby hypostatize
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use hypostatize in a sentence
We are aware that "the tendency of modern thought" is to hypostatize force and intelligence, and conceive them as entities.
The Theistic Conception of the World | B. F. (Benjamin Franklin) CockerIf we apply it also to qualities of things, we hypostatize the abstract quality.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy | Isaac Husik
British Dictionary definitions for hypostatize
hypostatize
hypostatise
/ (haɪˈpɒstəˌtaɪz) /
verb(tr)
to regard or treat as real
to embody or personify
Derived forms of hypostatize
- hypostatization or hypostatisation, noun
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
Browse