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Verb: hypostasize  hI'pó-stu,sIz
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: hypostatize)
  1. Construe as a real existence, of a conceptual entity
    "Some philosophers hypostasize the concept of justice";
    - hypostatize, hypostatise [Brit], hypostasise [Brit]

Derived forms: hypostasizes, hypostasized, hypostasizing

Type of: reify

Encyclopedia: Hypostasize