CONCRETIZE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does concretize mean? 

• CONCRETIZE (verb)
  The verb CONCRETIZE has 2 senses:

1. make something concrete

2. become specific

  Familiarity information: CONCRETIZE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONCRETIZE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they concretize    ... he / she / it concretizes   
Past simple: concretized   
Past participle: concretized   
-ing form: concretizing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make something concrete

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "concretize" is one way to...):

nail down; narrow; narrow down; peg down; pin down; specify (define clearly)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Become specific

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

concretise; concretize

Context example:

the idea concretized in her mind

Hypernyms (to "concretize" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s