Main Entry:

ma·te·ri·al·ize

Pronunciation:

\mə-ˈtir-ē-ə-ˌlīz\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

ma·te·ri·al·ized; ma·te·ri·al·iz·ing

Date:

1710

transitive verb1 a: to make material : objectify b: to cause to appear in bodily form <materialize the spirits of the dead>2: to cause to be materialisticintransitive verb1: to assume bodily form2 a: to appear especially suddenly b: to come into existence

— ma·te·ri·al·iz·er noun