Definitions for: Hypostatize


[v] construe as a real existence, of a conceptual entity



Webster (1913) Definition: Hy*pos"ta*tize, v. t.
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.

Synonyms: hypostatise

See Also: reify

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