materialize

məˈtɪriəˌlaɪz

Definition of materialize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

tangibility

take shape or become tangible

The plan began to materialize as they worked.

appear

emerge

manifest

realization

become real or come to fruition

Her dream of becoming a doctor finally materialized.

actualize

realize

appearance

appear suddenly and unexpectedly

A figure materialized in the fog..

appear

emerge

manifest

spirit appearance

tr.

Rare

cause a spirit to appear in material form

tr.

Rare

The séance attempted to materialize the spirit.

conjure

manifest

particle formation

tr.

TECH.

form material particles from energy

tr.

TECH.

Scientists materialized particles in the lab experiment.

appear

emerge

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fail to materialize

not happen or not become real as expected

The promised bonus failed to materialize.

Origin of materialize

Latin, materia (matter) + -ize (to make)

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it came to nothing

exp.

expectations

hopes or expectations do not materialize

Examples of materialize in a sentence

The artist's vision materialized on the canvas.
The plan to expand the business never materialized.
His fears materialized when the storm hit the coast.
A ghostly image materialized in the mirror.
The solution to the problem materialized in his mind.
The ritual was meant to materialize the ancient spirit.

They used chants to materialize the ghost in the room.
Particles began to materialize during the experiment.
They watched energy materialize into matter.

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French:se concrétiser, se réaliser, ...
German:sich materialisieren, eintreten, ...
Italian:materializzarsi, concretizzarsi, ...
Spanish:materializarse, materializar, ...
Portuguese:materializar-se, concretizar, ...
Chinese:成形, 成真, ...
Japanese:具体化する, 具現化する, ...
Arabic:تَجَسَّدَ, صارَ واقِعًا, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְגַּבֵּשׁ, לְהִתְגַּשֵּׁם, ...
Russian:материализоваться, осуществиться, ...
Ukrainian:матеріалізуватися, здійснюватися, ...
Hindi:मूर्त रूप लेना, पूरा होना, ...
Bengali:বাস্তব রূপ নেওয়া, বাস্তবে পরিণত হওয়া, ...
Catalan:prendre forma, fer-se realitat, ...
Czech:zhmotnit se, uskutečnit se, ...
Danish:tage form, gå i opfyldelse, ...
Dutch:materialiseren, uitkomen, ...
Greek:παίρνω μορφή, πραγματοποιούμαι, ...
Hungarian:testet ölteni, beteljesülni, ...
Khmer:លេចរូបរាង, ក្លាយជាការពិត, ...
Korean:형태를 갖추다, 실현되다, ...
Persian:شکل گرفتن, محقق شدن, ...
Polish:materializować się, urzeczywistnić się, ...
Portuguese (BR):materializar, realizar, ...
Romanian:a se materializa, a materializa, ...
Swedish:ta form, bli verklighet, ...
Thai:เป็นรูปเป็นร่าง, กลายเป็นจริง, ...
Turkish:şekillenmek, gerçekleşmek, ...
Vietnamese:hình thành, trở thành hiện thực, ...

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