ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌtīz transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Greek pragmat-, pragma deed, affair + English -ize
: to consider, represent, or embody (something unreal) as fact : materialize , rationalize
• prag·ma·tiz·er -zə(r) noun -s
ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌtīz transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Greek pragmat-, pragma deed, affair + English -ize
: to consider, represent, or embody (something unreal) as fact : materialize , rationalize
• prag·ma·tiz·er -zə(r) noun -s
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012