Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

concretize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables: con-cretize
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make concrete, substantial, real, or tangible; to represent or embody a concept through a particular instance or example.

Transitive verb

verb

To be embodied, to have physical representation.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"An essence exists if and only if it is actualized or concretized somehow, in some concrete form."
"But Ms. Yauger's death concretized these abstract discussions and theories."
"Rights in this way stem from social conventions that concretize and shape the values that underlie them."
"The Russian Ministry of Education has taken additional steps to concretize Russian control over the school system in occupied Ukraine."
"These expressions of God's concern concretize around the figure of the divine hand or arm."

Etymology

Etymology tree English concrete Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English concretize From concrete + -ize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

concretizes (present, singular) concretizing (participle, present) concretized (participle, past) concretized (past) concretise (alternative)

Derived Forms

concretizable unconcretized

Frequently Paired Words

concretization

Synonyms

concretise

Questions

What does concretize mean?: To make concrete, substantial, real, or tangible; to represent or embody a concept through a particular instance or example.
Where does concretize come from?: Etymology tree English concrete Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English concretize From concrete + -ize.

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