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phenomenalize
[ fi-nom-uh-nl-ahyz ]
/ fɪˈnɒm ə nlˌaɪz /
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verb (used with object), phe·nom·e·nal·ized, phe·nom·e·nal·iz·ing.Philosophy.
to regard or interpret as a phenomenon.
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Also phe·nom·e·nize [fi-nom-uh-nahyz]; /fɪˈnɒm əˌnaɪz/; especially British, phe·nom·e·nal·ise, phe·nom·e·nise .
Origin of phenomenalize
First recorded in 1865–70; phenomenal + -ize
Words nearby phenomenalize
phenolsulfonephthalein, phenom, phenomena, phenomenal, phenomenalism, phenomenalize, phenomenological, phenomenology, phenomenon, phenoplast, phenosafranine
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How to use phenomenalize in a sentence
We fail when we try either positively to phenomenalize substance or to dispense with the superphenomenal abstraction.
He tries to phenomenalize it, and thus resolve Substance and personality.