Meanings
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of materialize
adjectivematerialized (not comparable)
- not comparableHaving taken physical form; having become real.
1 more example
With exclamations of suprise and fear the warriors leaped to their feet, scarcely knowing whether to flee or not. Then Tarzan dropped lightly from an overhanging branch into their midst. When they realized that it was indeed their chief in the flesh, and no materialized spirit, they went mad with joy.
1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 188
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APA
materialized. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/materialized
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“materialized.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/materialized. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “materialized,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/materialized.
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