physicalize

American  

[fiz-i-kuh-lahyz] / ˈfɪz ɪ kəˌlaɪz /

especially British, physicalise

verb (used with object)

physicalized, physicalizing

1. to express in physical terms; give form or shape to.

   The dancers physicalized the mood of the music.

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Other Word Forms

• physicalization noun

Etymology

Origin of physicalize

First recorded in 1945–50; physical + -ize

Example Sentences

“I want to write for the choreographer. I’m going to create scenarios that physicalize themselves in unique ways.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2022

One plausible explanation is that zombies physicalize our fear of mortality and decay.

From Salon • Jul. 25, 2021

She couldn’t physicalize sarcasm and shock with as much cursive and calculus as the other five.

From New York Times • Sep. 5, 2019

“Messiaen was asking them to do things that pushed them to the limits of their own instruments and their ability to play. For me, it’s trying to physicalize that and understand it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2017

That was a big clue for me, how to physicalize him.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2011