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materialize

ma.te.ri.al.ize \m*-'tir-e--*-.li-z\ vt 1a: to make material : OBJECTIFY 
   {~ing an idea in wo rds} 1b: to cause to appear in bodily form {~ the 
   spirits of the dead> 2: to cause to be materialistic  1: to assume bodily 
   form  2a: to come into existence  2b: to put in an appearance; esp : to 
   appear suddenly  - ma.te.ri.al.iz.er n