Definition of MATERIALIZE

materialize

Meanings

Verb

  • come into being; become reality
    • "Her dream really materialized"
  • To cause to take physical form, or to cause an object to appear.
  • To take physical form, to appear seemingly from nowhere.
  • To become real (of a plan, idea, etc.); to come to fruition.
  • To regard as matter; to consider or explain by the laws or principles which are appropriate to matter.
  • To perform materialization; to save the results of a database query as a temporary table or materialized view.

Origin / Etymology

From material + -ize.

Synonyms

happen, materialise

Scrabble Score: 22

materialize is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
materialize is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
materialize is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 24

materialize is a valid Words With Friends word