- Pragmatize
- Pragmatize Prag"ma*tize, v. t. To consider, represent, or embody (something unreal) as fact; to materialize. [R.] ``A pragmatized metaphor.'' --Tylor. [1913 Webster]
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pragmatize — index justify Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
pragmatize — prag·ma·tize … English syllables
pragmatize — v.tr. (also ise) 1 represent as real. 2 rationalize (a myth) … Useful english dictionary
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pragmatic — adjective /præɡˈmætɪk/ Practical, concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice, not just theory The sturdy furniture in the student lounge was pragmatic, but unattractive. Syn: down to earth, functional, practical … Wiktionary
justify — jus·ti·fy / jəs tə ˌfī/ vb fied, fy·ing vt 1: to prove or show to be just, right, or reasonable does not justify a denial of bail 2: to show to have had a legally sufficient reason or cause a defendant may not set up his own standard of conduct… … Law dictionary
materialize — [v] come into being actualize, appear, become concrete, become real, become visual, be incarnate, be realized, coalesce, come about, come to pass, corporealize, develop, embody, emerge, entify, evolve, exteriorize, externalize, happen,… … New thesaurus
pragmatic(al) — a. matter of fact; practical; dogmatic. ♦ pragmatic sanction, decree of head of state having force of law. ♦ pragmatism, n. Philosophy, doctrine emphasizing practical bearing or value of philosophy. ♦ pragmatist, n. ♦ pragmatize,… … Dictionary of difficult words
pragmatizer — noun see pragmatize … Useful english dictionary
