WorldAugust 16, 2026

materialising

muh-TEER-ee-uh-ly-zing

Definition

To make something that was previously abstract or promised into a concrete, physical reality or actual event.

Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'materia' meaning 'matter' or 'substance,' the word evolved into the late 16th-century English 'material' before the suffix '-ize' was added to describe the act of becoming concrete.

In the news

The article uses the term to describe how the government established a commission to turn its abstract commitment to human rights into an actual, functional investigation.

Seychelles Champions Due Process and Transitional Justice at Regional Panel on Liberty, Faith and Institutional Trust

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