hypostatize

hypostatize
To construct a contextually-subjective and complex abstraction, idea, or concept into a universal object without regard to nuance or change in character.

Progressives are wrong to hypostatize their belief in mankinds eternal advance, and to disavow anything that does not fit this preordained vision. - Cardozo Law Review, February 2005


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  • Hypostatize — Hy*pos ta*tize, v. t. 1. To make into, or regarded as, a separate and distinct substance. [1913 Webster] Looked upon both species and genera as hypostatized universals. Pop. Sci. Monthly. [1913 Webster] 2. To attribute actual or personal… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hypostatize — reify, externalize, materialize, incarnate, *realize, actualize, embody, objectify …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • hypostatize — [hī päs′tə tīz΄] vt. hypostatized, hypostatizing [< Gr hypostatos (< hyphistanai: see HYPOSTASIS) + IZE] to think of (a concept, abstraction, etc.) as having real, objective existence hypostatization n …   English World dictionary

  • hypostatize — transitive verb ( tized; tizing) Etymology: Greek hypostatos substantially existing, from hyphistasthai Date: 1829 to attribute real identity to (a concept) • hypostatization noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • hypostatize — hypostatization, n. /huy pos teuh tuyz , hi /, v.t., hypostatized, hypostatizing. to treat or regard (a concept, idea, etc.) as a distinct substance or reality. Also, esp. Brit., hypostatise. [1820 30; < Gk hypostat(ós) (see HYPOSTATIC) + IZE] *… …   Universalium

  • hypostatize — v. recognize as existing, recognize as a reality …   English contemporary dictionary

  • hypostatize — verb North American term for hypostasize …   English new terms dictionary

  • hypostatize — hy·pos·ta·tize …   English syllables

  • hypostatize — hy•pos•ta•tize [[t]haɪˈpɒs təˌtaɪz, hɪ [/t]] v. t. tized, tiz•ing pho to treat or regard (a concept) as a distinct substance or reality • Etymology: 1820–30; < Gk hypostat(ós) placed under, supporting, v. adj. of hyphistánai to place under… …   From formal English to slang

  • hypostatize — verb construe as a real existence, of a conceptual entity • Syn: ↑hypostatise • Derivationally related forms: ↑hypostatisation (for: ↑hypostatise), ↑hypostatization, ↑hypostasis …   Useful english dictionary

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