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Definition materialize in American English

materialize verb

[intransitive] verb
/məˈtɪriəˌlaɪz/
1

to happen or to become real

Example

The predicted increase in nursing jobs never materialized.

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Adoring crowds materialized wherever she went.

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Definition materialize in American English