So long as higher level concepts are traceable to lower level concepts and ultimately to percepts, they are objective and retain meaning. This holds true even in the most advanced realms of mathematical and scientific conceptualization. You could refine the concept later. We use discrete symbols to encompass and stand for wide conceptual nets. If we ignore the net, we lose the meaning.
Language is only secondarily a social tool.
Its primary function is to enhance the power of the individual mind. Meaning, however, is a concept that you cannot define in terms of simpler concepts. Meaning, as we have seen, is prior to any logical manipulations. It is the basis for all concepts and the foundation for valid reasoning. Man forms percepts automatically.