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   materialize

   /məˈtɪərɪəlʌɪz/

   verb

   • 1. become actual fact; happen: "the forecast rate of increase did not materialize" Similar happenoccurcome abouttake placecome into beingtranspirearisebe realizedtake shapeinformal:come offshape uparchaic:come to passrare:eventuate
   • ▪ appear or be present when expected: "the train failed to materialize" Similar appearturn uparrivemake/put in an appearancepresent oneself/itselfcome into view/sightemergesurfaceloombecome visibleshow oneself/itselfreveal oneself/itselfshow one's facecome to lightpop upinformal:show upfetch uppitch upblow inOpposite disappear
   • 2. (of a ghost, spirit, or similar entity) appear in bodily form: "he plays a teenager whose make-believe friend materializes"
   • ▪ represent or cause to appear in bodily or physical form: "a medium, she was reputed to materialize substances"

   Derivatives

   • 1. materialization noun

   Scrabble Points: 22

   • M

     3

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   • I

     1

   • A

     1

   • L

     1

   • I

     1

   • Z

     10

   • E

     1

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