different between concretize vs specify

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

Etymology

From Old French specifier, especefier, or directly from Medieval Latin specific?, from specificus (“specific”).

Pronunciation

• (UK)IPA^(key): /?sp?s.?.fa?/
• (US)IPA^(key): /?sp?s.??fa?/
• Hyphenation: spe?ci?fy

Verb

specify (third-person singular simple present specifies, present participle specifying, simple past and past participle specified)

1. (transitive) To state explicitly, or in detail, or as a condition.
2. (transitive) To include in a specification.
3. (transitive) To bring about a specific result.
4. (intransitive, obsolete) To speak explicitly or in detail (often used with of).

Synonyms

• explicitize
• disambiguate

Derived terms

• above-specified

Related terms

• specifiable
• specific
• specification

Translations