Definition of materialize Materialize

/mʌtɪˈɹiʌlajˌz/ - [mutireeulayz] - ma•te•ri•al•ize

We found 10 definitions of materialize from 4 different sources.

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materialise - /mətˈi‍əɹɪə‍lˌa‍ɪz/

materialize - /mʌtɪˈɹiʌlajˌz/

Verb materializes, materializing, materialized
materialize - come into being; become reality; "Her dream really materialized"
		happen, materialise
		dematerialise, dematerialize become immaterial; disappear
		come about, hap, take place, occur, fall out, go on, happen, pass off, pass come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her"
		appear, come out come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"

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materialize (Verb)
To cause to take physical form, or to cause an object to appear.
materialize (Verb)
To take physical form, to appear seemingly from nowhere.
materialize (Verb)
Alternative spelling of materialise.

materialize (v. t.)
To invest with material characteristics; to make perceptible to the senses; hence, to present to the mind through the medium of material objects.
materialize (v. t.)
To regard as matter; to consider or explain by the laws or principles which are appropriate to matter.
materialize (v. t.)
To cause to assume a character appropriate to material things; to occupy with material interests; as, to materialize thought.
materialize (v. t.)
To make visable in, or as in, a material form; -- said of spirits.
materialize (v. i.)
To appear as a material form; to take substantial shape.