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ontologize

American  
[on-tol-uh-jahyz] / ɒnˈtɒl əˌdʒaɪz /
especially British, ontologise

verb (used with object)

ontologized, ontologizing

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

Etymology

Origin of ontologize

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

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