materialize
UK/mә'tiәriәlaiz/US
GREB2
Definitions
v.
To become actual fact; to happen as expected or planned
实现，成为现实，发生
v.
To appear suddenly, as if from nowhere
突然出现，凭空显现
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedmaterialmother; matter, material, substance
+
-izeto make, to become
=materialize
material (matter, physical stuff) + -ize ('to make/become') = 'to take on material form.' Something abstract — a plan, a threat, a figure in the dark — crosses over into solid reality. Hence two senses: an expected event 'materializes' (becomes real), or a person 'materializes' out of thin air (suddenly takes visible form).
Example Sentences
- 1.
The promised funding never materialized, so the project stalled.
- 2.
A waiter materialized at our table the moment we sat down.
- 3.
Their fears of a recession failed to materialize this year.