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Pronunciation / Transliteration: verwirklichen
"Ihre Pläne begannen sich zu verwirklichen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To become actual fact; to happen or take place as expected or desired.
"Their plans to open a new cafe finally materialized after months of preparation." - 2
To appear or cause to appear in bodily or physical form.
"The legendary creature was said to materialize out of the morning mist."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin word 'materialis', meaning 'pertaining to matter', combined with the Greek suffix '-ize'. It entered the English language in the early 19th century initially in a spiritualistic context to denote the appearance of a spirit in bodily form, later expanding to mean the realization or actualization of abstract concepts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Materialize" is said worldwide
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matérialiser
Transliteration: matérialiser
"Leurs projets ont fini par se matérialiser."
verwirklichen
Transliteration: verwirklichen
"Ihre Pläne begannen sich zu verwirklichen."
materializzare
Transliteration: materializzare
"I loro piani hanno iniziato a materializzarsi."
materializar
Transliteration: materializar
"Sus planes finalmente comenzaron a materializarse."
materializar
Transliteration: materializar
"Os planos deles finalmente começaram a se materializar."
साकार करना
Transliteration: saakaar karna
"उनके सपने आखिरकार साकार हो गए।"
实现
Transliteration: shíxiàn
"他们的计划终于实现了。"
구체화하다
Transliteration: guchehwahada
"그들의 계획이 마침내 구체화되었습니다."
具現化する
Transliteration: gugenka suru
"彼のアイデアがついに具現化した。"
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