Materialize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

come into being; become reality

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mətˈɪɹiəlˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/mətˈiəɹiəlˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mətˈiəɹiəlˌaɪz/

4 syllables Say it as /mətˈɪɹiəlˌaɪz/.

Examples

Her dream really materialized

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

materialise happen

Antonyms

dematerialise dematerialize

Parts of Speech

verb	come into being; become reality “Her dream really materialized”

Word Forms

materialization	noun	the process of coming into being; becoming reality
materialisation	noun	an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

materialisieren

entstehen; Wirklichkeit werden

🇫🇷French

se concrétiser

naître; devenir réalité

🇪🇸Spanish

materializar

nacer; convertirse en realidad

🇮🇹Italian

materializzarsi

venire in essere; diventare realtà

🇳🇱Dutch

materialiseren

ontstaan; werkelijkheid worden

🇵🇹Portuguese

materializar

venha a existir; tornar-se realidade

🇷🇺Russian

материализоваться

появиться на свет; стать реальностью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अमल में लाना

उत्पन्न होना; वास्तविकता बनो

🇧🇩Bengali

বাস্তবায়িত করা

অস্তিত্বে আসা; বাস্তবে পরিণত

🇮🇳Tamil

பொருளாக்கம்

உருவாவதற்கு; உண்மை ஆக

🇮🇳Telugu

సాకారమవుతాయి

ఉనికిలోకి వస్తాయి; రియాలిటీ అవుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रत्यक्षात आणणे

अस्तित्वात येणे; वास्तव बनणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સાકાર કરવું

અસ્તિત્વમાં આવવું; વાસ્તવિકતા બની

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಸ್ತುವಾಗಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವಕ್ಕೆ ಬರುತ್ತವೆ; ವಾಸ್ತವವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭൗതികമാക്കുക

നിലവിൽ വരിക; യാഥാർത്ഥ്യമാകും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਾਕਾਰ ਕਰਨਾ

ਹੋਂਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਉਣਾ; ਹਕੀਕਤ ਬਣ

🇵🇰Urdu

عملی بنانا

وجود میں آنا حقیقت بن جاؤ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

物化

产生；成为现实

🇯🇵Japanese

具現化する

生まれる。現実になる

🇰🇷Korean

구체화하다

존재하게 되다; 현실이 되다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hiện thực hóa

ra đời; trở thành hiện thực

🇹🇭Thai

เป็นรูปธรรม

เกิดขึ้น; กลายเป็นความจริง

🇮🇩Indonesian

mewujudkan

muncul; menjadi kenyataan

🇵🇭Filipino

magkatotoo

dumating sa pagiging; maging realidad

🇲🇾Malay

menjelma

wujud; menjadi realiti

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تتحقق

تأتي إلى حيز الوجود؛ تصبح حقيقة

🇮🇷Persian

تحقق یابد

🇹🇷Turkish

gerçekleşmek

ortaya çıkmak; gerçeğe dönüşmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְגַשֵׁם

להתהוות; להפוך למציאות

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The primary meaning of 'materialize' is 'come into being; become reality'.

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