concretize

[ kon-kruh-tahyz, kong-; kon-kree-tahyz, kong-, kuhn-, kuhng- ]

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verb (used with object),con·cre·tized, con·cre·tiz·ing.

to make concrete, real, or particular; give tangible or definite form to: to concretize abstractions.

Origin of concretize

First recorded in 1880–85; concrete + -ize

Also especially British, con·cre·tise .

Other words from concretize

con·cret·i·za·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for concretize

concretize

concretise

/ (ˈkɒnkrɪˌtaɪz, ˈkɒŋ-) /

verb

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

Derived forms of concretize

concretization or concretisation, noun

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