concretization
Giving physical form
Concretization is the act of making something concrete—giving definite, specific form to what was abstract or theoretical.
An architect's sketch is a concretization of a vision; a policy proposal concretizes political ideals into actionable steps.
The novel is a concretization of themes the author explored in earlier essays.
The word appears most often in academic and technical writing.
Concrete manifestation of idea
- manifestationOutward display of something
- reificationTreating abstracts as concrete
- instantiationConcrete realization of abstraction
- actualizationMaking something fully real
objectification · externalization · physicalization · substantiation · incarnation · materiality · tangibility · palpability
Putting plans into effect
- executionCompleting a planned task
- realizationGrasping what's true
- actualizationMaking something fully real
- operationalizationDefining concepts as measurable
instantiation · application · enactment · effectuation · putting into practice · grounding · anchoring · translating
Detailed technical requirement
- definitionStatement of meaning
- elaborationDevelopment through detail
- detailingDescribing thoroughly, point-by-point
- explicationDetailed interpretive analysis
particularization · operationalization · exemplification · illustration · unpacking · spelling out · fleshing out · pinning down
Treating abstracts as concrete
- objectificationReducing humans to things
- thingificationTreating concepts as objects
- nominalizationConverting words to nouns
- substantivizationConverting words to nouns
Hegel · Marx · alienation · fetishism · abstraction · dialectics · phenomenology · ontology
embodiment
Concrete manifestation of idea
- manifestationOutward display of something
- reificationTreating abstracts as concrete
- instantiationConcrete realization of abstraction
actualization · objectification · externalization · physicalization · substantiation · incarnation · materiality · tangibility · palpability · corporeality
implementation
Putting plans into effect
- executionCompleting a planned task
- realizationGrasping what's true
- actualizationMaking something fully real
operationalization · instantiation · application · enactment · effectuation · putting into practice · grounding · anchoring · translating · converting
specification
Detailed technical requirement
- definitionStatement of meaning
- elaborationDevelopment through detail
- detailingDescribing thoroughly, point-by-point
explication · particularization · operationalization · exemplification · illustration · unpacking · spelling out · fleshing out · pinning down · nailing down
reification
Treating abstracts as concrete
- objectificationReducing humans to things
- thingificationTreating concepts as objects
- nominalizationConverting words to nouns
substantivization · Hegel · Marx · alienation · fetishism · abstraction · dialectics · phenomenology · ontology · epistemology
concretizationabstraction
Distilling to essential qualities
generalization · idealization · universalization · theorization · dematerialization
concretizationabstraction
Distilling to essential qualities
theorizing · hypothesizing · speculation · ideation · conceptualizing
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