MATERIALIZE


Meaning of MATERIALIZE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mətɪəriəlaɪz ]

( materializes, materializing, materialized)

Note: in BRIT, also use 'materialise'

1.

If a possible or expected event does not materialize , it does not happen.

A rebellion by radicals failed to materialize...

VERB : usu with brd-neg , V

2.

If a person or thing materializes , they suddenly appear, after they have been invisible or in another place.

Tamsin materialized at her side, notebook at the ready...

= appear

VERB : V

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