hypostatize

== English == === Alternative forms === hypostatise === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ὑποστατίζω (hupostatízō, “I hypostatize”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /haɪˈpɒstətaɪz/ === Verb === hypostatize (third-person singular simple present hypostatizes, present participle hypostatizing, simple past and past participle hypostatized) (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. ==== Derived terms ==== hypostatization ==== Related terms ==== hypostasis ==== See also ==== embody, personify, reify (compare)