Etymology

hypostatize

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Today it means: To render into, or regard as, a separate and distinct substance; to construe a contextually-subjective and complex abstraction, idea, or concept as a universal object without regard to nuance or change in character. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὑποστατίζω
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromὑποστατίζω
  2. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromὑποστατίζω
  3. English todayhypostatize

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑποστατίζω (hupostatízō, “I hypostatize”).

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