verb
pragmatize
Pragmatize (verb) means to treat something imaginary as if it were real or solid.
verb
1
To treat something imaginary as if it were real or solid.
"Anglophiles hoping to pragmatize Mexican culture along the lines of that of the United States, they regarded central and southern Mexico as the sick and lethargic consequence of Spanish oppression and Catholic obscurantism."
— Mary K. Vaughan, Stephen E. Lewis (2006)
2
To act in a sensible, down-to-earth way, focusing on what is real rather than on ideas.
"A boiling kettle, a crying baby, a ringing telephone may interrupt him, but nothing (like a life plan) less immediate than those. It is all free play here, a refusal to pragmatize."
— Susan Neiman, Slow Fire: Jewish Notes from Berlin (2010)
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What is the meaning of pragmatize?
"pragmatize" (verb) means to treat something imaginary as if it were real or solid.
What are the different meanings of pragmatize?
"pragmatize" has 2 main meanings: 1. To treat something imaginary as if it were real or solid; 2. To act in a sensible, down-to-earth way, focusing on what is real rather than on ideas.
