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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:
1820–30;
<
Greek
hypostat
(
ós
) (
see
hypostatic
) +
-ize
Related forms
hy·pos·ta·ti·za·tion,
noun
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hypostatize
or
hypostatise
(haɪˈpɒstəˌtaɪz)
—
vb
1.
to regard or treat as real
2.
to embody or personify
hypostatise
or
hypostatise
—
vb
hypostati'zation
or
hypostatise
—
n
hypostati'sation
or
hypostatise
—
n
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