hypostatize

[ hahy-pos-tuh-tahyz, hi- ]

/ haɪˈpɒs təˌtaɪz, hɪ- /

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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.

Also especially British, hy·pos·ta·tise .

Origin of hypostatize

First recorded in 1820–30; from Greek hypostatós, hypóstatos “set under, (in Stoic philosophy) substantially existing” (see hypostatic) + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM hypostatize

hy·pos·ta·ti·za·tion, noun

Words nearby hypostatize

hypostasize, hypostatic, hypostatic congestion, hypostatic ectasia, hypostatic pneumonia, hypostatize, hyposthenia, hyposthenuria, hypostome, hypostomia, hypostyle

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Example sentences from the Web for hypostatize

If we apply it also to qualities of things, we hypostatize the abstract quality.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy|Isaac Husik
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) Cocker

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

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单词	hypostatize
释义	hypostatize [ hahy-pos-tuh-tahyz, hi- ] / haɪˈpɒs təˌtaɪz, hɪ- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hypostatize ON THESAURUS.COM 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. Also especially British, hy·pos·ta·tise . Origin of hypostatize First recorded in 1820–30; from Greek hypostatós, hypóstatos “set under, (in Stoic philosophy) substantially existing” (see hypostatic) + -ize OTHER WORDS FROM hypostatize hy·pos·ta·ti·za·tion, noun Words nearby hypostatize hypostasize, hypostatic, hypostatic congestion, hypostatic ectasia, hypostatic pneumonia, hypostatize, hyposthenia, hyposthenuria, hypostome, hypostomia, hypostyle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hypostatize If we apply it also to qualities of things, we hypostatize the abstract quality. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy\|Isaac Husik 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) Cocker 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 Words related to hypostatize emerge, appear, realize, unfold, happen, turn up, occur, take place, illustrate, exemplify, incorporate, exhibit, express, epitomize, manifest, typify, personify, mirror, demonstrate, symbolize
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hypostatize

verb (used with object), hy·pos·ta·tized, hy·pos·ta·tiz·ing.

Origin of hypostatize

OTHER WORDS FROM hypostatize

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Example sentences from the Web for hypostatize

British Dictionary definitions for hypostatize

hypostatise

verb (tr)

Derived forms of hypostatize

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