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/huy pos"teuh suyz', hi-/, v.t., hypostasized, hypostasizing.to assume the reality of (an idea, proposition, etc.); hypostatize.Also, esp. Brit., hypostasise.[1800-10; HYPOSTAS(IS) + -IZE]
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Hypostasize — Hy*pos ta*size, v. t. To make into a distinct substance; to conceive or treat as an existing being; to hypostatize. [R.] [1913 Webster] The pressed Newtonians . . . refused to hypostasize the law of gravitation into an ether. Coleridge … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hypostasize — (Amer.) v. hypostatize, recognize as existing, recognize as a reality; represent as substantial reality (also hypostasise) … English contemporary dictionary
hypostasize — or hypostasise verb formal treat or represent as concrete reality … English new terms dictionary
hypostasize — hy·pos·ta·size … English syllables
hypostasize — hy•pos•ta•size [[t]haɪˈpɒs təˌsaɪz, hɪ [/t]] v. t. sized, siz•ing to hypostatize • Etymology: 1800–10; hypostas (is) + ize … From formal English to slang
hypostasize — hīˈpästəˌsīz transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Late Latin hypostasis + English ize : hypostatize … Useful english dictionary
hypostasized — hypostasize (Amer.) v. hypostatize, recognize as existing, recognize as a reality; represent as substantial reality (also hypostasise) … English contemporary dictionary
hypostasizes — hypostasize (Amer.) v. hypostatize, recognize as existing, recognize as a reality; represent as substantial reality (also hypostasise) … English contemporary dictionary
hypostasizing — hypostasize (Amer.) v. hypostatize, recognize as existing, recognize as a reality; represent as substantial reality (also hypostasise) … English contemporary dictionary
hypostasise — hypostasize or hypostasise transitive verb same as ↑hypostatize below • • • Main Entry: ↑hypo … Useful english dictionary
