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materialize, materialise [məˈtɪərɪəˌlaɪz] vb
1. (intr) to become fact; actually happen our hopes never materialized 2. to invest or become invested with a physical shape or form 3. to cause (a spirit, as of a dead person) to appear in material form or (of a spirit) to appear in such form 4. (intr) to take shape; become tangible after hours of discussion, the project finally began to materialize 5. (Physics / General Physics) Physics to form (material particles) from energy, as in pair production materialization , materialisation n materializer , materialiser n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
materialize verb 1. occur, happen, take place, turn up, come about, take shape, come into being, come to pass None of the anticipated difficulties materialized. Translations materialize [məˈtɪərɪəlaɪz] A. VI 1. (= come into being) [idea, hope etc] → realizarse 2. (= appear) → aparecer the funds haven't materialized so far → hasta ahora no han aparecido los fondos 3. [spirit] → materializarse B. VT → materializar materialize vi (idea, plan) → sich verwirklichen; (promises, hopes etc) → wahr werden; this idea will never materialize → aus dieser Idee wird nie etwas; the meeting never materialized → das Treffen kam nie zustande or zu Stande; if this deal ever materializes → wenn aus diesem Geschäft je etwas wird, wenn dieses Geschäft je zustande or zu Stande kommt; the money he’d promised me never materialized → von dem Geld, das er mir versprochen hatte, habe ich nie etwas gesehen (ghost) → erscheinen; (indistinct object) → auftauchen materialize [məˈtɪərɪəˌlaɪz] vi → materializzarsi; (idea, hope) → avverarsi, realizzarsi so far he hasn't materialized (fam) → per ora non si è visto materialize [məˈtɪərɪəˌlaɪz] vi → materializzarsi; (idea, hope) → avverarsi, realizzarsi so far he hasn't materialized (fam) → per ora non si è visto How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It is really our giant minds that defend us, sending out legions of imaginary warriors to materialize before the mind's eye of the foe. I noticed during the period of this new persecution that the beasts appeared only when our backs were turned; we never saw one really materialize from thin air, nor did I for an instant sufficiently lose my excellent reasoning faculties to be once deluded into the belief that the beasts came into the room other than through some concealed and well-contrived doorway. What glorious rows of head-lines they must have seen as a last vision beautiful, never destined to materialize in printer's ink |
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