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concretise

concretise is the alternative spelling of concretize.

Meaning of concretize

Verb

concretize (third-person singular simple present concretizes, present participle concretizing, simple past and past participle concretized)

  1. (transitive) To make concrete, substantial, real, or tangible; to represent or embody a concept through a particular instance or example.
    • An essence exists if and only if it is actualized or concretized somehow, in some concrete form.1962, Charles Hartshorne, “How Some Speak and Yet Do Not Speak of God,”, in Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, volume 23, number 2, page 275
  2. (intransitive) To be embodied, to have physical representation.
    • These expressions of God's concern concretize around the figure of the divine hand or arm.2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 1055

Forms of concretise

third-person singular presentconcretises
present participleconcretising
past participleconcretised
pastconcretised

Origin of concretise

From concrete + -ise.

Questions about concretise

What is concretise the alternative spelling of?
Concretise is the alternative spelling of concretize.

Words near concretise in the dictionary

  1. concretional
  2. concretionary
  3. concretions
  4. concretisation
  5. concretisations
  6. concretise
  7. concretised
  8. concretises
  9. concretising
  10. concretism
  11. concretisms

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