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hypostatise vs reify

reify vs hypostatise

hypostatise and reify both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hypostatise No No Yes No
reify No No Yes No
As verbs, reify is a hypernym of hypostatise; that is, reify is a word with a broader meaning than hypostatise:
  • hypostatise: construe as a real existence, of a conceptual entity
  • reify: consider an abstract concept to be real
hypostatise (verb) reify (verb)
construe as a real existence, of a conceptual entity consider an abstract concept to be real
Difference between hypostatise and reify

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