# concretization

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The process of concretizing a general principle or idea by delineating, particularizing, or exemplifying it.
2. Something specific which is the result of a process of concretizing a general principle or idea.
3. An inability to generalize or perform abstraction accompanied by excessive concentration on specific details, as in a mental disorder or in cognition by children.

## Etymology
From concrete + -ization.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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