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Definition of Materialise
1. Verb. Come into being; become reality. "Her dream really materialized"
Generic synonyms: Come About, Fall Out, Go On, Hap, Happen, Occur, Pass, Pass Off, Take Place
Specialized synonyms: Appear, Come Out
Antonyms: Dematerialise, Dematerialize
Derivative terms: Materialisation, Materialisation, Materialisation, Materialization, Materialization, Materialization
Definition of Materialise
1. [v -ISED, -ISING, -ISES]
Medical Definition of Materialise
1. 1. To invest wich material characteristics; to make perceptible to the senses; hence, to present to the mind through the medium of material objects. "Having wich wonderful art and beauty materialised, if I may so call it, a scheme of abstracted notions, and clothed the most nice, refined conceptions of philosophy in sensible images." (Tatler) 2. To regard as matter; to consider or explain by the laws or principles which are appropriate to matter. 3. To cause to assume a character appropriate to material things; to occupy with material interests; as, to materialise thought. 4. To make visable in, or as in, a material form; said of spirits. "A female spirit form temporarily materialised, and not distinguishable from a human being." (Epes Sargent) Origin: Cf. F. Materialiser. (27 Oct 1998)
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