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ma·te·ri·al·ize  (m-tîr--lz)

v. ma·te·ri·al·ized, ma·te·ri·al·iz·ing, ma·te·ri·al·iz·es

v.tr.

1. To cause to become real or actual: By building the house, we materialized a dream.

2. To cause to become materialistic: "Inequality has the natural and necessary effect . . . of materializing our upper class, vulgarizing our middle class, and brutalizing our lower class" (Matthew Arnold).

v.intr.

1. To assume material or effective form: Their support on the eastern flank did not materialize.

2. To take physical form or shape.

3. To appear, especially suddenly. See Synonyms at appear.

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ma·teri·al·i·zation (--l-zshn) n.

ma·teri·al·izer n.

Usage Note: In its original senses materialize is used without an object to mean "to assume material form," as in Marley's ghost materialized before Scrooge's eyes, or with an object to mean "to cause to assume material form," as in Disney materialized his dream in a plot of orchard land in Orange County. But these uses are probably less common nowadays than two extended senses of the verb. In the first, the meaning is roughly "to appear suddenly," as in No sooner had we set the menu down than a waiter materialized at our table. Some critics have labeled this use as pretentious or incorrect, but it has been around for more than a century, appears in the writing of highly respected writers, and seems a natural extension of the original sense. The second meaning is "to take effective shape, come into existence." In this use, materialize tends to be applied to things or events that have been foreseen or anticipated, and usually occurs in negative constructions: The promised subsidies never materialized. It was thought the community would oppose the measure, but no new objections materialized. While objections continue to materialize against this usage, it too is well established in reputable writing and follows a familiar pattern of metaphoric extension.

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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

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

materialize - come into being; become reality; "Her dream really materialized" materialise, happen hap, happen, occur, come about, take place, go on, pass off, fall out, pass - come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" come out, appear - be issued or published; "Did your latest book appear yet?"; "The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet" dematerialise, dematerialize - become immaterial; disappear

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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.

2. appear, arrive, emerge, surface, turn up, loom, show up (informal), pop up (informal), put in an appearance He materialized at her side, notebook at the ready.

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 [məˈtɪəriəlaɪz] materialise (British) vi

(= happen) [event] → se concrétiser
to fail to materialize → ne pas se concrétiser

(= appear) [person, thing] → se matérialiser

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