materialization C2 Topic:Describing Qualities Also spelled materialisation Freq #74720 Meanings 1 noun The process of something becoming real or taking a physical form. The materialization of the project depended on getting enough funding. 2 noun The sudden appearance of something in bodily form. The séance supposedly ended with the materialization of a ghostly figure. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the process of something... materialisation 2 noun · the sudden appearance of... manifestation Word family Derived forms dematerialization Etymology AI details From material + -ization and materialize + -ation. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # materialization **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **Frequency rank:** 74720 ## Meanings 1. The process of something becoming real or taking a physical form. 2. The sudden appearance of something in bodily form. ## Examples - The materialization of the project depended on getting enough funding. - The séance supposedly ended with the materialization of a ghostly figure. ## Derived Forms - dematerialization ## Etymology From material + -ization and materialize + -ation. ## AI Etymology Materialization is formed from material + -ization and materialize + -ation. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include the process of something becoming real or taking a physical form and the sudden appearance of something in bodily form. The wider family includes derived forms such as dematerialization. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown