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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
- materialization noun
- materializer noun
- rematerialize verb
- unmaterialized adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of materialize1
Example Sentences
Hints of that vulnerability began to materialize this month.
And they must scrutinize their very definition of energy security in an age when physical oil shortages rarely materialize.
The fact that this rebound has failed to materialize could hint at more losses in the days and weeks ahead, Kramer added.
The fact that this rebound has failed to materialize could hint at more losses in the days and weeks ahead, Kramer added.
The president also signaled interest in a “DOGE dividend” in February but that payout hasn’t materialized.
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