# hypostatize

> English word · Verb · IPA /haɪˈpɒstətaɪz/

## Definitions
1. 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. To attribute actual or personal existence to.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hypostatize