Word of the Day: Reify

Verb
1. Make (something abstract) more concrete or real.

Example Sentences.
1. "I built a model to reify the physics principles I was studying."
2. "We need to reify some of these ideas into action."
3. "The blueprints started to reify the ideas the couple had for their dream home."

Word Origin.
Latin, mid-19th century

"Reify" is an obscure verb that means to "make something (abstract) more concrete in form." It comes from the Latin noun "res," meaning "thing," which is an evolution of the Latin verb "facere," meaning "do, or make."