materialization

Definition of Materialization in English :

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Noun

1. materialisation, materialization

the process of coming into being; becoming reality

Example Sentences:
'the materialization of her dream'

materialisation

2. manifestation, materialisation, materialization

an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit)

3. materialisation, materialization, offspring

something that comes into existence as a result

Example Sentences:
'industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic offspring'
'this skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Materialization

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verb

1. (intransitive)

to become fact; actually happen

our hopes never materialized

2.

to invest or become invested with a physical shape or form

3.

to cause (a spirit, as of a dead person) to appear in material form or (of a spirit) to appear in such form

4. (intransitive)

to take shape; become tangible

after hours of discussion, the project finally began to materialize

5. physics

to form (material particles) from energy, as in pair production

Materialization

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verb transitiveWord forms: maˈterialˌized or maˈterialˌizing

1.

to give material form or characteristics to; represent in material form

2.

to make (a spirit, etc.) appear in bodily form

3.

to make materialistic

verb intransitive

4.

to become fact; develop into something real or tangible; be realized

a plan that never materialized

5.

to take on, or appear in, bodily form

said of spirits, etc.

6.

to appear suddenly or unexpectedly

Materialization

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v. ma·te·ri·al·ized, ma·te·ri·al·iz·ing, ma·te·ri·al·iz·es

v.intr.

1. To come into existence; become real: Their support on the eastern flank did not materialize.

2. To appear, especially suddenly: "As they plunged down the highway, hazy purple mountains materialized" (Tom Bissell). See Synonyms at appear.

3. To take physical form or shape. Used especially of a spirit or ghost.

v.tr.

1. To cause to become real or actual: By building the house, we materialized a dream.

2. To cause to become materialistic: "Inequality has the natural and necessary effect ... of materializing our upper class, vulgarizing our middle class, and brutalizing our lower class" (Matthew Arnold).

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