materialize C2 Topic:Actions & Processes Also spelled materialise US /məˈtɪɹiəlaɪz/ See IPA manual 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to actually happen or... happen Word family Forms materialisedmaterializedmaterializesmaterializing Derived forms dematerializematerializablematerializerrematerializeunmaterialized Etymology AI details From material + -ize. Topics Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown