materialize

[muh-teer-ee-uh-lahyz] / məˈtɪər i əˌlaɪz /

VERB

come into being

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appear emerge happen occur realize take place turn up unfold

STRONG

actualize coalesce develop embody evolve exteriorize externalize hypostatize manifest metamorphose objectify personalize personify reify substantiate symbolize typify visualize

WEAK

be incarnate be realized become concrete become real become visual come about come to pass corporealize entify make real personize pragmatize substantialize take form take shape

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disappear hide leave lose

STRONG

decrease halt stop

Example Sentences

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Plans by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to carry out a live-fire military drill Sunday and Monday in the strategic Strait of Hormuz failed to materialize.

From The Wall Street Journal

The global “retaliation” against American products that so many pundits predicted last April never materialized—just the opposite.

From The Wall Street Journal

The sales upside in China may take years to materialize, while earnings dilution could show up sooner.

From Barron's

Microsoft maintains an incumbent advantage in the application layer of the AI stack, but the monetization will take longer to materialize, Zelnick added.

From MarketWatch

“Usually,” Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said, “guys take those shorter-term deals because a longer-term deal hasn’t materialized.”

From The Wall Street Journal

materialize

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