materialize
Translation
to materialise, to appear, to become fact
Examples
The ghost seemed to materialize out of nowhere.
The ghost seemed to materialise out of nowhere.
The promised funding never materialized.
The promised funding never materialised.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) materializes something appears or becomes real The promised funding never materialized.
Similar Words
Synonyms: appear, emerge, happen; Antonyms: disappear, vanish
Etymology
From 'material' + the verb-forming suffix '-ize'. It literally means 'to make material'.
Memory Tips
Imagine something non-physical, like an idea or a ghost, becoming a physical 'material' form.