v.
Pronunciation: m ə - ' tir- ē - ə - ˌ l ī z
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -ized ; -iz · ing
Date: 1710
transitive verb
1 a : to make material : OBJECTIFY b : to cause to appear in bodily form < materialize the spirits of the dead>
2 : to cause to be materialistic
intransitive verb
1 : to assume bodily form
2 a : to appear especially suddenly b : to come into existence
– ma · te · ri · al · iz · er noun