adj.
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ˈkɒŋkriːt/
existing in a material or physical form.
▸specific; definite.
▸(of a noun) denoting a material object as opposed to an abstract quality, state, or action.
n.
a building material made from a mixture of gravel, sand, cement, and water, forming a stone-like mass on hardening.
v.
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/ˈkɒŋkriːt/
cover or fix solidly with concrete.
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/kənˈkriːt/
archaic solidify.
▸make real.
Derivative
- concretely adv.
- concreteness n.
Etymology
ME: from Fr. concret or L. concretus, past part. of concrescere ‘grow together’.