materialize

Definition of Materialize in English :

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Verb

1. happen, materialise, materialize

come into being; become reality

Example Sentences:
'Her dream really materialized'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Materialize

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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

Materialize

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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

Materialize

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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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