MATERIALIZE


Meaning of MATERIALIZE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mə-ˈtir-ē-ə-ˌlīz ]

verb

( -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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.