1. To treat or regard (an abstract concept or quality) as a real, concrete thing or substance.
Usage: chiefly British spelling; American English typically uses 'hypostasize'; formal, philosophical, or theological usage
2. In theology, to give or ascribe a distinct hypostasis or subsistence to; to treat as a separate person or entity.
Usage: theological or religious context; rare in general usage

Examples

• The philosopher warned against the tendency to hypostasise abstract ideas as if they were physical objects.
• Medieval theologians debated whether it was proper to hypostasise the divine attributes.
• We must be careful not to hypostasise 'justice' and treat it as an independent force in the universe.
• The theory hypostasises consciousness as a fundamental feature of reality.
• Critics argued that the author hypostasised fear into a character with its own agency.