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concretize

American  
[kon-kruh-tahyz, kong-, kon-kree-tahyz, kong-, kuhn-, kuhng-] / ˈkɒn krəˌtaɪz, ˈkɒŋ-, kɒnˈkri taɪz, kɒŋ-, kən-, kəŋ- /
especially British, concretise

verb (used with object)

concretized, concretizing

  1. to make concrete, real, or particular; give tangible or definite form to.

    to concretize abstractions.
concretize British  
/ ˈkɒŋ-, ˈkɒnkrɪˌtaɪz /

verb

  1. (tr) to render concrete; make real or specific; give tangible form to

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Other Word Forms

  • concretization noun

Etymology

Origin of concretize

First recorded in 1880–85; concrete + -ize

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