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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • transitive verb To make real or specific.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To make specific; give definiteness to.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

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

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb make something concrete
  • verb become specific

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  • "Concretize the popular opinion in a couple charged terms -- "magic man," "kingmaker" -- then throw in a condescending generalization -- "of course" -- as you negate their energy with a dismissal."

    May 28, 2022