materialize

materialize
intransitive verb
1) [Hoffnung:] sich erfüllen; [Plan, Idee:] sich verwirklichen; [Treffen, Versammlung:] zustande kommen
2) (come into view, appear) [plötzlich] auftauchen
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verb
1) (to take solid or bodily form: The figure materialized as we watched with astonishment.) feste Gestalt annehmen
2) ((of something expected or hoped for) to happen: I don't think her plans will materialize.) sich verwirklichen
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ma·teri·al·ize
[məˈtɪəriəlaɪz, AM -ˈtɪr-]
vi
1. (become fact) hope, dream sich akk verwirklichen, in Erfüllung gehen; plan, promise in die Tat umgesetzt werden
2. (take physical form) erscheinen
in the scene the ghost of Aunt Amy \materializes in der Szene erscheint der Geist von Tante Amy
3. (appear suddenly) [plötzlich] auftauchen
the lorry seemed to \materialize out of nowhere der Laster schien [plötzlich] aus dem Nichts aufzutauchen
I was thinking you would never \materialize (hum) ich dachte schon, du würdest gar nicht mehr hier erscheinen
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[mə'tIərIəlaɪz]
vi
1) (idea, plan) sich verwirklichen; (promises, hopes etc) wahr werden

this idea will never materialize — aus dieser Idee wird nie etwas

the meeting never materialized —

if this deal ever materializes — wenn aus diesem Geschäft je etwas wird, wenn dieses Geschäft je zustande or zu Stande kommt

the money he'd promised me never materialized — von dem Geld, das er mir versprochen hatte, habe ich nie etwas gesehen

2) (ghost) erscheinen; (indistinct object) auftauchen
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materialize
A v/t
1. materialisieren, verstofflichen, -körperlichen
2. etwas verwirklichen, realisieren
3. besonders US jemandes Denkweise etc materialistisch machen
4. Geister erscheinen lassen
B v/i
1. feste Gestalt annehmen, sinnlich wahrnehmbar werden, sich verkörpern (in in dat)
2. sich verwirklichen, Tatsache werden, zustande kommen:
his hopes never materialized seine Hoffnungen haben sich nie verwirklicht
3. erscheinen, sich materialisieren (Geister)
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intransitive verb
1) [Hoffnung:] sich erfüllen; [Plan, Idee:] sich verwirklichen; [Treffen, Versammlung:] zustande kommen
2) (come into view, appear) [plötzlich] auftauchen
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(US) v.
verkörperlichen v.

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