materialise
materialise is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of materialize.
Meaning of materialize
Verb
materialize (third-person singular simple present materializes, present participle materializing, simple past and past participle materialized)
- To cause to take physical form, or to cause an object to appear.
- Synonyms:
- incorporate
- To take physical form, to appear seemingly from nowhere.
- a spirit form, temporarily materialized, and undistinguishable from a human being in the flesh, has come forth in the light[…]1875, Epes Sargent, The Proof Palpable of Immortality
- To become real (of a plan, idea, etc.); to come to fruition.
- To regard as matter; to consider or explain by the laws or principles which are appropriate to matter.
- To perform materialization; to save the results of a database query as a temporary table or materialized view.
Forms of materialise
| third-person singular present | materialises |
|---|---|
| present participle | materialising |
| past participle | materialised |
| past | materialised |
Origin of materialise
From material + -ise; compare with French matérialiser.
Words formed from materialise
Questions about materialise
- What is materialise the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of?
- Materialise is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of materialize.
Words near materialise in the dictionary
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