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 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 materialisticintransitive verb 1 : to assume bodily form
2 a : to appear especially suddenly b : to come into existence

— ma·te·ri·al·iz·er noun