materialize

ma·te·ri·al·ize

Use materialize in a sentence

verb

Materialize is defined as to appear or become real.

An example of materialize is a mirage of a beautiful hotel in the desert becoming real.
An example of materialize is when a plan is implemented and becomes real.

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materialize

transitive verb

-·ized·, -·iz·ing

to give material form or characteristics to; represent in material form
to make (a spirit, etc.) appear in bodily form
to make materialistic

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

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materialize

verb

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

verb

intransitive

To come into existence; become real: Their support on the eastern flank did not materialize.
To appear, especially suddenly: “As they plunged down the highway, hazy purple mountains materialized” ( Tom Bissell ) See Synonyms at appear.
To take physical form or shape. Used especially of a spirit or ghost.

verb

transitive

To cause to become real or actual: By building the house, we materialized a dream.
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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ma·te′ri·al·i·za′tion
noun

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materialize. (n.d.). Retrieved January 14th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/materialize

Verb

(third-person singular simple present materializes, present participle materializing, simple past and past participle materialized)

To cause to take physical form, or to cause an object to appear.
(intransitive) To take physical form, to appear seemingly from nowhere.
To regard as matter; to consider or explain by the laws or principles which are appropriate to matter.

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