To make or interpret something as existential in character; to apply existentialist perspectives to a concept or situation.
From existential (relating to existence) combined with -ize (to make or cause to be). This verb allows transformation of ideas into existentialist frameworks.
When literary critics existentialize a novel, they're reading it through the lens of 'what does this tell us about human freedom, authenticity, and creating meaning?'—it's a specific way of analyzing art!
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