materialise

məˈtɪriəlaɪz

Definition of materialise - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

reality

intr.

Rare

become real or actual after being imagined

intr.

Rare

Her dreams finally materialised after years of hard work.

actualize

manifest

realize

make tangible

tr.

Rare

give material form to something abstract

tr.

Rare

He managed to materialise his ideas into a successful business..

embody

incarnate

manifest

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Origin of materialise

Latin, materialis (material)

Examples of materialise in a sentence

His fears materialised when the storm hit the coast.
The artist was able to materialise his vision on the canvas.
She worked hard to materialise her dreams into reality.

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French:se concrétiser, matérialiser, ...
German:wahr werden, materialisieren, ...
Italian:realizzarsi, materializzare, ...
Spanish:materializarse, materializar, ...
Portuguese:concretizar-se, materializar, ...
Chinese:实现, 使具体化, ...
Japanese:実現する, ...
Arabic:تَحَقَّقَ, جسد, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְמַמֵּשׁ, לְהַגְשִׁים, ...
Russian:осуществляться, воплотить, ...
Ukrainian:здійснюватися, втілити, ...
Hindi:साकार होना, 具体 रूप देना, ...
Bengali:বাস্তবায়িত হওয়া, বাস্তবায়িত করা, ...
Catalan:materialitzar-se, materialitzar, ...
Czech:uskutečnit se, zhmotnit, ...
Danish:realiseres, materialisere, ...
Dutch:werkelijkheid worden, materialiseren, ...
Greek:πραγματοποιούμαι, υλοποιώ, ...
Hungarian:megvalósulni, megvalósítani, ...
Khmer:ក្លាយជាការពិត, ធ្វើឱ្យក្លាយជារូបរាងជាក់ស្តែង, ...
Korean:현실화하다, 구체화하다, ...
Persian:به واقعیت پیوست, مادی کردن, ...
Polish:zmaterializować się, urzeczywistnić, ...
Portuguese (BR):materializar-se, materializar, ...
Romanian:a materializa, a concretiza, ...
Swedish:förverkliga, göra konkret, ...
Thai:กลายเป็นจริง, ทำให้เป็นจริง, ...
Turkish:gerçekleşmek, gerçekleştirmek, ...
Vietnamese:trở thành hiện thực, biến thành hiện thực, ...

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