(ˈ)kän|krēd.ˌīz sometimes -äŋ|k- or kənˈk- verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: concrete (I) + -ize
transitive verb
: to make concrete, specific, or definite
an agent concretizing abstractions — Alexis Carrel
intransitive verb
: to become concrete
the mental representation … concretizes externally — Heinrich Zimmer