Meaning & use
Concretize
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To make an idea, plan, or concept specific, definite, and tangible rather than vague or abstract.
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The team spent the workshop trying to concretize their vague mission statement into measurable goals.
It took months of drafting before the architect could concretize her initial sketch into a buildable design.
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Formed from the adjective 'concrete' plus the verb-forming suffix '-ize'; common in academic, business, and philosophical writing.
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