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materialization

materialization

1 7.2
An idea or plan that becomes real and takes a clear form
  • noun
  • /ˌmɛtəˌriəlɪˈzeɪʃən/
translation icon : materialización
  • After years of planning, the materialization of the new community center finally took place.
  • materialization process
  • materialization of the landscape

And the materialization of the costumes is a big responsibility to understand how the textures will work together.

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Examples

  • The invention was viewed as the materialization of years of research and hard work by the scientists.

  • Uh, Professor, I read one of your books... On the materialization of thought.

  • For many years now, I have been working on a theory of thought materialization.

  • The natural world is both a realistic backdrop to the action and the materialization of an inner landscape.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Rather, modern technology is the materialization of Western metaphysics, which is the parent of both modern technology and modern science.

    Academic text (1997)
  • With the materialization of these projects, the stability of east-west trade will obviously be commensurately greater.

    Academic text (1992)
  • In this sense, spoken/written words, being a materialization of consciousness, re-create this consciousness.

    Academic text (1999)
  • There is no doubt that the fanal is a most intriguing materialization of the process of creolization.

    Academic text (2009)
  • The bungalow aesthetic relies on and produces a proprietary sense of property on which its materialization depends.

    Academic text (2011)
  • According to Humboldt (Aksan, 1998), language is a prerequisite to the materialization of thought.

    Academic text (2010)

Synonyms

objectification
vsmaterialization
14 8.2

Treating ideas or feelings as if they were a real thing you can touch

covers genuine creation into being rather than mere representation or treatment
realization
vsmaterialization
  • US
11 3.6

Making a plan or idea real

emphasizes actual coming into being beyond just completing a plan
to coming to life
vsmaterialization
8 3.8

To get active and more real after a time with little activity

refers to something coming into existence without implying liveliness
actualization
vsmaterialization
  • US
7 7.5

The process of turning an idea into something real or making it seem real

involves true becoming physically real rather than mere appearance
reification
vsmaterialization
  • Formal
1 9.9

Treating an idea as a real thing

describes physical or actual becoming, not only mental belief or talk
substantialization
vsmaterialization
9.9

Making an idea or plan into something real

is about coming into existence rather than just forming physical shape
concretization
vsmaterialization
7.8

Making an idea or plan clear and real with details

focuses on full coming into existence, not only making ideas more specific
objectivization
vsmaterialization
  • Formal
9.9

The process of treating ideas or feelings like real things

means actual coming into existence rather than making something observable

Antonyms

65 3.7

A person or thing not seen where it was before

25 8.0

Making a simple idea from many details to show what is common

How Real

manifestation
  • Literature
55 6.3
realization
  • US
11 3.6
materialization
1 7.2
conceptualization
  • Specialized
5 7.5
imagination
717 2.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

materialization = materialize (transparent) = material + ize + ation

Formed by derivation material -> materialize -> materialization; the nominal '-ation' marks the process/result of becoming or making material.

Etymology

Materialization comes from the word material (from Latin materia) which means 'matter' or 'substance', so it is the process of something becoming 'real' or taking a concrete form.