ontologize

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Etymology

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From ontology +‎ -ize.

Verb

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ontologize (third-person singular simple present ontologizes, present participle ontologizing, simple past and past participle ontologized)

  1. To convert into ontological entities or express in ontological terms.
    • 2007, D. Stephen Long, Tragedy, Tradition, Transformism: The Ethics of Paul Ramsey, →ISBN, page 47:
      H. Richard's refusal to ontologize evil is theologically correct.
    • 2012, J. Claude Evans, With Respect for Nature: Living as Part of the Natural World, →ISBN, page 156:
      To use Carol Adams's language, to shoot an elk in a “hunting” preserve is to ontologize it as a trophy.
    • 2012, Samuel A. Chambers, The Lessons of Ranciere, →ISBN, page 44:
      The second option, to ontologize the definition of politics, is an alluring choice, particularly if one finds the “normative grounds” complaints plausible and meaningful.