materialize

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de devenir réel ou concret, ou d'apparaître soudainement ou de manière inattendue.

A verb used to indicate the act of becoming actual or real, or of appearing suddenly or unexpectedly.

1. Become realityB2formal

   To become actual or real; to happen as planned or expected.

   Se réaliser

   • The project finally materialized after years of planning.
   • Her dream of becoming a doctor materialized when she graduated.
   • The promised funding never materialized.

   Synonymescome aboutcome into beinghappenoccurtake placetranspire

   Antonymesdisappeardissolvevanish

2. B2informal

   To appear suddenly or unexpectedly, as if by magic.

   Apparaître soudainement

   • A figure materialized out of the fog.
   • The solution seemed to materialize out of nowhere.
   • As if by magic, a taxi materialized in front of them.

   Synonymesappearemergepop upshow upsurfaceturn up

   Antonymesdisappearvanish