materialization

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ma·te·ri·al·i·za·tion | \ mə-ˌtir-ē-ə-lə-ˈzā-shən

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Definition of materialization

1 : the action of materializing or becoming materialized

2 : something that has been materialized especially : apparition

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Synonyms for materialization

Synonyms

apparition,
bogey
(also bogie or bogy),
familiar spirit,
ghost,
hant
[dialect],
haunt
[chiefly dialect],
phantasm
(also fantasm),
phantom,
poltergeist,
shade,
shadow,
specter
(or spectre),
spirit,
spook,
sprite,
vision,
visitant,
wraith

Examples of materialization in a Sentence

since no one lived in the attic, the landlord suggested that the new tenant might have seen the materialization of a woman once murdered there

Recent Examples on the Web Activists, bolstered by the national attention to the crisis in Selma, saw the swift materialization of those efforts at the federal level. — Syreeta Mcfadden, The Atlantic, "Where Does Black Lives Matter Go from Here?," 3 Sep. 2020

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“Materialization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/materialization. Accessed 24 Feb. 2021.

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