Concretize
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Concretize is a verb meaning (transitive) To make concrete, substantial, real, or tangible; to represent or embody a concept through a particular instance or example.
Meaning
(transitive) To make concrete, substantial, real, or tangible; to represent or embody a concept through a particular instance or example.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To be embodied, to have physical representation.
Example Sentences
But Ms. Yauger's death concretized these abstract discussions and theories.
These expressions of God's concern concretize around the figure of the divine hand or arm.
An essence exists if and only if it is actualized or concretized somehow, in some concrete form.
Rights in this way stem from social conventions that concretize and shape the values that underlie them.
Word Forms
- concretizes
- concretizing
- concretized
- concretise
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include materialize, specify, realize, operationalize, translate, achieve.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.