hypostatize

/haɪˌpɑstəˈtaɪz/
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Other forms: hypostatized; hypostatizing; hypostatizes

Definitions of hypostatize
  1. verb
    construe as a real existence, of a conceptual entity
    synonyms: hypostatise
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    type of:
    reify
    consider an abstract concept to be real
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