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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Hypostatize

· Hy·pos·ta·tize · IPA /haɪˈpɒstətaɪz/
01 v. t. To make into, or regarded as, a separate and distinct substance.
  1. 1.
    To make into, or regarded as, a separate and distinct substance.
    “Looked upon both species and genera as hypostatized universals.” — Pop. Sci. Monthly.
  2. 2.
    To attribute actual or personal existence to.