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verb
To make concrete, substantial, real, or tangible; to represent or embody a concept through a particular instance or example.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To be embodied, to have physical representation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
become specific
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: concretise
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Broader terms: change
verb
make something concrete
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: pin down, peg down, nail down, narrow down, narrow, specify
History
Etymology tree English concrete Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English concretize From concrete + -ize.
Across languages
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
