hypostatize
/haɪˈpɑstətaɪz/
verb
- To treat an abstract concept or quality as if it were a concrete, real thing or substance.
- Scientists must be careful not to hypostatize statistical models as reality.
- It is easy to hypostatize 'success' as a destination rather than a process.
- The myth hypostatizes the idea of wisdom as an old man with a beard.
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