noun
1. the process of coming into being; becoming reality
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the materialization of her dream
• Syn: ↑materialisation
• Derivationally related forms: ↑materialise (for: ↑materialisation), ↑materialize
• Hypernyms: ↑natural process, ↑natural action, ↑action, ↑activity
2. an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit)
• Syn: ↑materialisation, ↑manifestation
• Derivationally related forms: ↑manifest (for: ↑manifestation), ↑materialise (for: ↑materialisation), ↑materialize
• Hypernyms: ↑appearance
3. something that comes into existence as a result
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industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic offspring
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this skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts
• Syn: ↑offspring, ↑materialisation
• Derivationally related forms: ↑materialise (for: ↑materialisation), ↑materialize
• Hypernyms:
Useful english dictionary. 2012.