Verb: materialize mu'teer-ee-u,lIz
- Come into being; become reality
"Her dream really materialized";
- happen, materialise [Brit]
Derived forms: materialized, materializes, materializing
Type of: come about, fall out, go on, hap [archaic], happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place
Antonym: dematerialize
Encyclopedia: Materialize