pragmatize (third-person singular simple present pragmatizes, present participle pragmatizing, simple past and past participle pragmatized)
(intransitive) To consider, represent, or embody (something unreal) as fact; to materialize.
(intransitive) To behave in a pragmatic manner; to focus on the material or practical rather than abstractions.
Source: Wiktionary
Prag"ma*tize, v. t.
Definition: To consider, represent, or embody (something unreal) as fact; to materialize. [R.] "A pragmatized metaphor." Tylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 October 2024
(adjective) of such great duration as to preclude the possibility of being assigned a date; “dateless customs”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
