hypostatize

verb

hy·​pos·​ta·​tize hī-ˈpä-stə-ˌtīz 

hypostatized; hypostatizing

transitive verb

: to attribute real identity to (a concept)

hypostatization

hī-ˌpä-stə-tə-ˈzā-shən 

noun

Word History

Etymology

Greek hypostatos substantially existing, from hyphistasthai

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined above