HYPOSTATIZING

Verb

hypostatizing

present participle of hypostatize

Source: Wiktionary

HYPOSTATIZE

Hy*pos"ta*tize, v. t.

1. To make into, or regarded as, a separate and distinct substance. Looked upon both species and genera as hypostatized universals. Pop. Sci. Monthly.

2. To attribute actual or personal existence to. Sir W. Hamilton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition