Definition of Concretize

1. Verb. Make something concrete.


2. Verb. Become specific. "The idea concretized in her mind"
Exact synonyms: Concretise
Generic synonyms: Change

Definition of Concretize

1. Verb. (transitive) To make substantial, real, or tangible; to represent or embody a concept through a particular instance or example. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Concretize

1. [v -IZED, -IZING, -IZES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Concretize

concretisation
concretisations
concretise
concretised
concretises
concretising
concretism
concretisms
concretist
concretistic
concretists
concretive
concretively
concretization
concretizations
concretize (current term)
concretized
concretizes
concretizing
concretum
concreture
concrew
concrewed
concrews
concubinacies
concubinacy
concubinage
concubinages
concubinal

Literary usage of Concretize

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"concrete concrete See CEMENT, CONCRETE. concretize Harper 1985 expresses horror at this term, complaining that dictionaries do not even recognize it as ..."

2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"... large use of the imagination, which, while it often misrepresents, serves to concretize and make real the things he recognizes but only vaguely grasps. ..."

3. Life and Correspondence of Theodore Parker: Minister of the Twenty-eighth by John Weiss (1864)
"The practical affairs you speak of must take up much of the attention of a minister, for a part of his function is to concretize religion, and make the ..."

4. Opportunity 2000: Creative Affirmative Action Strategies for a Changing (1988)
"The task, as Aetna's Foster describes it, is "to concretize the concept of a diverse workforce." He explains, "People say 'I get along with everyone. ..."

5. Introduction to the History of Religions by Crawford Howell Toy (1913)
"We have to note, further, the tendency to concretize, as, for example, in many cases in which evil, physical or moral, is regarded as a concrete thing that ..."

6. Introduction to the History of Religions by Crawford Howell Toy (1913)
"We have to note, further, the tendency to concretize, as, for example, in many cases in which evil, physical or moral, is regarded as a concrete thing that ..."

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