materialization

[ muh-teer-ee-uh-lahy-zey-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act or state of coming into existence or being given material form:

   Their plan looks good on paper, but its materialization might be difficult.

2. Usually . Spiritualism. the physical appearance of a spirit, or the physical evidence of a spirit's presence.

Other Words From

• re·ma·te·ri·al·i·za·tion noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of materialization¹

First recorded in 1805–15; materialize ( def ) + -ation ( def )

Example Sentences

Our polls, Senate polls, gov polls, presidential polls, Republican polls, public polls, turnout modeling and prognosticators all pointed to one political environment — that environment never materialized.

From Washington Post

Many nearby buildings remained boarded-up in anticipation of unrest that failed to materialize.

From Washington Post

It might just take a while longer for those efforts to materialize.

From Digiday

We had started to sense a spike search for it in July, but it never materialized.

From Digiday

Yet Sanders’s 2020 bid failed, in part because he based his electoral strategy on a massive surge in youth turnout that didn’t materialize as much as his campaign expected.

From Vox

This striking change but too faithfully represents the corresponding degradation and materialization of religious belief.

From Project Gutenberg

Besides them, there are equal numbers of people who believe in the materialization of spirits.

From Project Gutenberg

She held out a hope of materialization later, but she wasn't sure she could compass that for some time to come.

From Project Gutenberg

Materialization, of course, called for a darkened room, and Shelby's naturally suspicious mind was alert for possible fraud.

From Project Gutenberg

It always exhausts me utterly to induce a materialization, and I doubt if I can achieve anything more to-night.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• attainment
• fruition
• realization