ontologize

English

Alternative forms

• ontologise

Etymology

From ontology +‎ -ize.

Verb

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.