Hypostatize
Pronunciation : Hy*pos"ta*tize
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. To make into, or regarded as, a separate and distinct substance. Looked upon both species and genera as hypostatized universals. Pop. Sci. Monthly.
2. To attribute actual or personal existence to. Sir W. Hamilton.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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