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materialize

ma·te·ri·al·ize
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [muh-teer-ee-uh-lahyz]
    • /məˈtɪər i əˌlaɪz/
    • /məˈtɪə.ri.ə.laɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [muh-teer-ee-uh-lahyz]
    • /məˈtɪər i əˌlaɪz/

Definitions of materialize word

  • verb without object materialize to come into perceptible existence; appear; become actual or real; be realized or carried out: Our plans never materialized. 1
  • verb without object materialize to assume material or bodily form; become corporeal: The ghost materialized before Hamlet. 1
  • verb with object materialize to give material form to; realize: to materialize an ambition. 1
  • verb with object materialize to invest with material attributes: to materialize abstract ideas with metaphors. 1
  • verb with object materialize to make physically perceptible; cause (a spirit or the like) to appear in bodily form. 1
  • verb with object materialize to render materialistic. 1

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Origin of materialize

First appearance:

before 1700
One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1700-10; material + -ize

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Parts of speech for Materialize

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

materialize popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

materialize usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for materialize

verb materialize

  • appear — If you say that something appears to be the way you describe it, you are reporting what you believe or what you have been told, though you cannot be sure it is true.
  • realize — to grasp or understand clearly.
  • unfold — to bring out of a folded state; spread or open out: Unfold your arms.
  • happen — to take place; come to pass; occur: Something interesting is always happening in New York.
  • turn up — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.

Antonyms for materialize

verb materialize

  • disappear — to cease to be seen; vanish from sight.
  • hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
  • decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
  • leave — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
  • lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.

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