different between concretize vs personalize

English

Alternative forms

• concretise

Etymology

concrete +? -ize

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.
   • 1962, Charles Hartshorne, "How Some Speak and Yet Do Not Speak of God," Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, vol. 23, no. 2, p. 275,

     An essence exists if and only if it is actualized or concretized somehow, in some concrete form.

   • 1999, Sherry D. Akins, "Vital Signs: Teaching and Grieving," The American Journal of Nursing, vol. 99, no. 8, p. 88,

     But Ms. Yauger's death concretized these abstract discussions and theories.

   • 2003, Larry Alexander, "Is Judicial Review Democratic? A Comment on Harel," Law and Philosophy, vol. 22, no. 3-4, p. 280,

     Rights in this way stem from social conventions that concretize and shape the values that underlie them.

Related terms

• concretization/concretisation

Translations

Anagrams

• concertize

Portuguese

Verb

concretize

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of concretizar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of concretizar
3. first-person singular imperative of concretizar
4. third-person singular imperative of concretizar

English

Alternative forms

• personalise

Etymology

personal +? -ize

Verb

personalize (third-person singular simple present personalizes, present participle personalizing, simple past and past participle personalized)

1. to adapt something to the needs or tastes of an individual
2. to represent something abstract as a person; to embody

Translations

Portuguese

Verb

personalize

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of personalizar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of personalizar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of personalizar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of personalizar