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Verb: hypostatise  hI'pós-tu,tIz
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: hypostatize)
  1. Construe as a real existence, of a conceptual entity
    - hypostatize, hypostasise [Brit], hypostasize [Brit]

Derived forms: hypostatised, hypostatising, hypostatises

Type of: reify

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