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materializing
Variant of materialize
transitive verb materialized, materializing
- to give material form or characteristics to; represent in material form
- to make (a spirit, etc.) appear in bodily form
- to make materialistic
intransitive verb
- to become fact; develop into something real or tangible; be realized: a plan that never materialized
- to take on, or appear in, bodily form: said of spirits, etc.
- to appear suddenly or unexpectedly
Related Forms:
- materialization noun
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