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hypostatize
hy·pos·ta·tize [ hī póstə tz ] (past and past participle hy·pos·ta·tized, present participle hy·pos·ta·tiz·ing, 3rd person present singular hy·pos·ta·tiz·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
give idea concrete existence: to treat something conceptual as if it were real

hy·pos·ta·si·za·tion [ hī pòstəsi záysh'n ] noun
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