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materialize
[muh-teer-ee-uh-lahyz]
verb (used without object)
to come into perceptible existence; appear; become actual or real; be realized or carried out.
Our plans never materialized.
to assume material or bodily form; become corporeal.
The ghost materialized before Hamlet.
verb (used with object)
to give material form to; realize.
This year, she materialized her long-held ambition to go to law school.
to invest with material attributes.
The writer materializes the more abstract ideas with metaphors, making the concepts easier to grasp.
to make physically perceptible; cause (a spirit or the like) to appear in bodily form.
to render materialistic.
materialize
/ məˈtɪərɪəˌlaɪz /
verb
(intr) to become fact; actually happen
our hopes never materialized
to invest or become invested with a physical shape or form
to cause (a spirit, as of a dead person) to appear in material form or (of a spirit) to appear in such form
(intr) to take shape; become tangible
after hours of discussion, the project finally began to materialize
physics to form (material particles) from energy, as in pair production
Other Word Forms
- materializer noun
- materialization noun
- rematerialize verb
- unmaterialized adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of materialize1
Example Sentences
Time and again, Venice materializes as a dark enchanter that clouds mind and morals alike.
With both equities and gold severely overbought, the market could be “in for a substantial correction when that catalyst finally materializes,” he said.
A phone call between the leaders that might have helped break the impasse, according to people familiar with the matter, didn’t materialize.
As long as that growth materializes over the coming quarters, the stock can head higher.
The outlook assumes that revenue tied to bookings in the first half of the year will materialize in the second half, he added.
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