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CONCRETIZE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they concretize ... he / she / it concretizes
Past simple: concretized
-ing form: concretizing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
the idea concretized in her mind
Synonyms:
concretise; concretize
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
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
Sense 2
Meaning:
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