materialised

məˈtɪriəlaɪzd

Definition of materialised - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

realized

Rare

having become real or actual

Rare

His dream of owning a house finally materialised.

actualized

realized

appearance

Rare

appeared in a physical form

Rare

The ghost materialised in front of them.

appeared

manifested

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Origin of materialised

Latin, materia (matter) + ize (verb suffix)

Examples of materialised in a sentence

Her fears materialised when the storm hit.
A figure materialised out of the mist.
The solution materialised after hours of brainstorming.

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French:réalisé, matérialisé, ...
German:verwirklicht, materialisiert, ...
Italian:materializzato, apparso, ...
Spanish:materializado, aparecido, ...
Portuguese:materializado, ...
Chinese:成真的, 显现出来, ...
Japanese:実現した, 現れた, ...
Arabic:مُتَحَقِّق, مُتَجَسِّد, ...
Hebrew:מְמוּמָּשׁ, הִתְגַּלֵּם, ...
Russian:реализовался, материализовался, ...
Ukrainian:здійснений, з'явився, ...
Hindi:साकार हुआ, प्रकट हुआ, ...
Bengali:বাস্তবায়িত, প্রকাশিত, ...
Catalan:materialitzat, aparegut, ...
Czech:uskutečněný, zhmotněný, ...
Danish:realiseret, materialiseret, ...
Dutch:gerealiseerd, verschijnen, ...
Greek:υλοποιημένος, υλοποιήθηκε, ...
Hungarian:megvalósult, megtestesült, ...
Khmer:ក្លាយជាការពិត, លេចរូបរាង, ...
Korean:실현된, 나타난, ...
Persian:محقق شده, ظاهر شده, ...
Polish:zrealizowany, zmaterializowany, ...
Portuguese (BR):materializado, aparecido, ...
Romanian:realizat, apărut, ...
Swedish:förverkligad, materialiserad, ...
Thai:เป็นจริง, ปรากฏตัว, ...
Turkish:gerçekleşmiş, belirdi, ...
Vietnamese:thành hiện thực, xuất hiện, ...

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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