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- Dictionarymaterialize/məˈtɪərɪəlʌɪz/
verb
- 1. become actual fact; happen: "the forecast rate of increase did not materialize" Similar
- 2. (of a ghost, spirit, or similar entity) appear in bodily form: "he plays a teenager whose make-believe friend materializes"
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MATERIALIZE definition: 1. If an object materializes, it appears suddenly: 2. If an idea or hope materializes, it becomes…. Learn more.
The meaning of MATERIALIZE is to make material : objectify. How to use materialize in a sentence.
Materialize definition: to come into perceptible existence; appear; become actual or real; be realized or carried out. See examples of MATERIALIZE used in a sentence.
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.
When you materialize, you show up suddenly after being missing, unborn, or unseen. Think of Harry Potter removing his invisibility cloak. He materializes. Living things aren't the only things that materialize.
1. ( intr) 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.
A tall figure suddenly materialized at her side. (informal) The train failed to materialize (= it did not come). Definition of materialize verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
What does the verb materialize mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb materialize. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. materialize has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. conjuring (1840s) spiritualism (1840s) particle physics (1970s) See meaning & use.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ma‧te‧ri‧al‧ize (also materialise British English) /məˈtɪəriəlaɪz $ -ˈtɪr-/ verb [ intransitive] 1 to happen or appear in the way that you expected Problems were expected, but they never materialized.
verb. materialized, materializes, materializing. To give material form or characteristics to; represent in material form. Webster's New World. To cause to become real or actual. By building the house, we materialized a dream. American Heritage. To become fact; develop into something real or tangible; be realized. A plan that never materialized.
