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ontologize

verb

Etymology

From ontology + -ize.

  1. derived from ὤν
  2. learned borrowing from ontologia
  3. suffixed as ontologize — “ontology + ize”

Definitions

  1. To convert into ontological entities or express in ontological terms.

    • H. Richard's refusal to ontologize evil is theologically correct.
    • To use Carol Adams's language, to shoot an elk in a “hunting” preserve is to ontologize it as a trophy.
    • The second option, to ontologize the definition of politics, is an alluring choice, particularly if one finds the “normative grounds” complaints plausible and meaningful.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA