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concretize

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

Origin

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.

Also, especially British, con·cre·tise.

Origin:
1880–85; concrete + -ize

Related forms

con·cret·i·za·tion, noun

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concretize or concretise (ˈkɒnkrɪˌtaɪz, ˈkɒŋ-, ˈkɒnkrɪˌtaɪz, ˈkɒŋ-)

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

concretise or concretise

—vb

concreti'zation or concretise

—n

concreti'sation or concretise

—n

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Word Origin & History

concretize

1884, from concrete + -ize. Concrete itself sometimes was used as a verb in various senses from 1630s.

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