materialize

Language: en

🇺🇸 /məˈtɪriːəˌlaɪz/

📖 Definitions

  1. verb
    To come into existence or become actual; to happen or occur as expected or anticipated.; To cause something to appear or come into being; to make something real or tangible.; To appear suddenly or unexpectedly, as if from nowhere.; In spiritualism, to assume a physical form, especially said of a spirit or ghost becoming visible.; In computing, to create a concrete, stored representation of data from a query or view, as opposed to computing it on demand.; To represent or embody something abstract in a concrete or physical form.

🔗 Details

Word forms

3rd sing.: materializes Past: materialized Past part.: materialized Pres part.: materializing

Collocations

fail to materializeexpected to materializematerialize intothreats materializebenefits materialize

Derivatives

materializationimmaterializedematerializerematerialize

Synonyms

manifestappearemergecome abouttake shapecome to pass

Antonyms

vanishdisappearevaporatedissipate

Commonly confused

materialise
EN: 'Materialise' is simply the British English spelling variant of 'materialize'; both are correct depending on the variety of English.
material
EN: 'Material' is an adjective (physical, tangible) or a noun (substance, fabric); 'materialize' is the verb meaning to become real or appear.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember the 'z' in American English ('materialize') vs. 's' in British English ('materialise'). Also note the full spelling: 'material-ize', not 'mater-ialize'.

💬 Examples

  1. The promised funding never materialized, and the project was abandoned.

  2. The architect materialized her vision into a stunning building.

  3. A waiter materialized at our table before we even had a chance to look around.

  4. The medium claimed that the spirit of the deceased would materialize during the séance.

  5. The database engine materialized the view to improve query performance.

  6. The monument materializes the nation's gratitude to its fallen soldiers.