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Meaning of ontologize in English:

ontologize

Pronunciation /ɒnˈtɒlədʒʌɪz/

verb

(also ontologise)

  • 1To apply or deal with ontology.

  • 2To treat ontologically.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Robert Montgomery (1807–1855), poet and Church of England clergyman. From ontology + -ize, after German ontologisieren.