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ontologize

[ on-tol-uh-jahyz ]
/ ɒnˈtɒl əˌdʒaɪz /

verb (used with object), on·tol·o·gized, on·tol·o·giz·ing.

to express in ontological terms; regard from an ontological viewpoint.

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Also especially British, on·tol·o·gise .

Origin of ontologize

First recorded in 1840–50; ontolog(y) + -ize

Words nearby ontologize

ontogenetic, ontogeny, ontological, ontological argument, ontologism, ontologize, ontology, on top, on top of, “On Top of Old Smoky”, on top of the world
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