hypostatize

Meaning

1. (transitive) 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.
2. (transitive) To attribute actual or personal existence to.

Synonyms

hypostatise

concretize

reify

Pronounced as (IPA)

/haɪˈpɒstətaɪz/

Etymology

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