[ma.te.ri.al.ize] vb -ized ; -iz.ing vt (1710) 1 a: to make material: objectify b: to cause to appear in bodily form "~ the spirits of the dead"
2: to cause to be materialistic ~ vi 1: to assume bodily form
2. a: to appear esp. suddenly b: to come into existence -- ma.te.ri.al.iz.er n