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ontologize en · VERB

Etymology

From ontology + -ize.

Meanings

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

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