Concretize vs Reify - What's the difference?
concretize | reify | Synonyms |
To make substantial, real, or tangible; to represent or embody a concept through a particular instance or example.
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* 2003 , Larry Alexander, "Is Judicial Review Democratic? A Comment on Harel," Law and Philosophy , vol. 22, no. 3-4, p. 280,
to regard something abstract as if it were a concrete material thing
Reify is a synonym of concretize.
In transitive terms the difference between concretize and reify
is that concretize is to make substantial, real, or tangible; to represent or embody a concept through a particular instance or example while reify is to regard something abstract as if it were a concrete material thing.concretize
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Alternative forms
* concretiseVerb
- An essence exists if and only if it is actualized or concretized somehow , in some concrete form.
- But Ms. Yauger's death concretized these abstract discussions and theories.
- Rights in this way stem from social conventions that concretize and shape the values that underlie them.