hypostatize
hypostatize · hypostatizes · hypostatized · hypostatizing
To render into, or regard as, a separate and distinct substanceTo render into, or regard as, a separate and distinct substance; to construe a contextually-subjective and complex abstraction, idea, or concept as a universal object without regard to nuance or change in character.
/haɪˈpɒstətaɪz/
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To render into, or regard as, a separate and distinct substance; to construe a contextually-subjective and complex abstraction, idea, or concept as a universal object without regard to nuance or change in character.
(transitive)To attribute actual or personal existence to.
More definitions
- construe as a real existence, of a conceptual entity
Origin
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑποστατίζω (hupostatízō, “I hypostatize”).Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑποστατίζω (hupostatízō, “I hypostatize”).
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Forms
hypostatizes, hypostatizing, hypostatized, hypostatized| Base form | hypostatize · to hypostatize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | hypostatizes |
| Present participle | hypostatizing |
| Past simple | hypostatized |
| Past participle | hypostatized |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- construe as a real existence, of a conceptual entity:hypostatise
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle