materialize

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

Also spelled materialise

US /məˈtɪɹiəlaɪz/ See IPA manual

verb Freq #35368

Meanings

1

verb
To actually happen or become real, especially after being planned or expected.

The promised pay rise never materialized.
2

verb
To appear suddenly, as if from nowhere.

A waiter materialized at our table the moment we sat down.

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1 verb · to actually happen or... happen

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Forms materialisedmaterializedmaterializesmaterializing

Derived forms dematerializematerializablematerializerrematerializeunmaterialized

Etymology

From material + -ize.

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# materialize

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** məˈtɪɹiəlaɪz
**Frequency rank:** 35368

## Meanings
1. To actually happen or become real, especially after being planned or expected.
2. To appear suddenly, as if from nowhere.

## Examples
- The promised pay rise never materialized.
- A waiter materialized at our table the moment we sat down.

## Derived Forms
- dematerialize
- materializable
- materializer
- rematerialize
- unmaterialized

## Etymology
From material + -ize.

## AI Etymology
Materialize is formed from material + -ize. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern verbal form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include to actually happen or become real, especially after being planned or expected and to appear suddenly, as if from nowhere. The wider family includes derived forms such as dematerialize, materializable, materializer, rematerialize, and unmaterialized.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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