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hypostatize Definition

hy·pos·ta·tize (hī päs′tə tīz′)

transitive verb -·tized′, -·tiz′·ing

to think of (a concept, abstraction, etc.) as having real, objective existence

Etymology: < Gr hypostatos (< hyphistanai: see hypostasis) + -ize

hypostatize Related Forms
hy·pos′·ta·ti·za′·tion noun
hypostatize Usage Examples

Object

  • entity: These predicates do not refer to pre-existent hypostatized entities which are part of the subject, but to actions themselves.