pragmatize
/ˈpraɡmətʌɪz/(also pragmatise)
verb
1 [with object] To represent or interpret in practical, realistic, or pragmatic terms; (originally) specifically to rationalize (a myth) (now rare ). Also occasionally: to realize (something) in pragmatic or concrete terms.
2 [no object] To behave in accordance with, or give expression to, a doctrine of pragmatism; to behave, or interpret a situation, etc., pragmatically.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Thomas Keightley (1789–1872), historian and author. From ancient Greek πραγματ-, πρᾶγμα deed, act + -ize.
- neoist
- neo-Kantian
- neo-Kantianism
- neo-Kantism
- neo-Keynesian
- neo-Keynesianism
- neo-Lamarckian
- neo-Lamarckianism
- neo-Lamarckism
- neo-Latin
- neo-Latinist
- neo-liberal
- neo-liberalism
- neo-Liberty
- neo-linguist
- neo-linguistic
- neo-linguistics
- neolite
- neolith
- Neolithic
- Neolithic Revolution
- face up (or upwards)
- face urn
- face validity
- face value