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materialize

[muh-teer-ee-uh-lahyz] / məˈtɪər i əˌlaɪz /
VERB
come into being
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appear emerge happen occur realize take place turn up unfold
STRONG
actualize coalesce develop embody evolve exteriorize externalize hypostatize manifest metamorphose objectify personalize personify reify substantiate symbolize typify visualize
WEAK
be incarnate be realized become concrete become real become visual come about come to pass corporealize entify make real personize pragmatize substantialize take form take shape
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disappear hide leave lose
STRONG
decrease halt stop

Example Sentences

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Morgan analysts said that a full return to “normal” supply conditions in the global crude market would take months to materialize.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

The first-quarter momentum will have to offset the expected fallout from the latest Middle East conflict, which economists forecast will more fully materialize in the second quarter.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

That description is essentially true; as a puppet designer and puppeteer, his job entails figuring out how to materialize figments of the imagination.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

The solidarity DeShazier hopes for, he said, has yet to materialize.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Then the bows of three boats began to materialize out of the gloaming, just beyond the railroad bridge.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown