hypostasize
[ hahy-pos-tuh-sahyz, hi- ]
/ haɪˈpɒs təˌsaɪz, hɪ- /
verb (used with object), hy·pos·ta·sized, hy·pos·ta·siz·ing.
to assume the reality of (an idea, proposition, etc.); hypostatize.
Also
especially British,
hy·pos·ta·sise.
Origin of hypostasize
First recorded in 1800–10;
hypostas(is) +
-ize