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In literature, the term "materialize" is employed with remarkable versatility, often denoting the process by which abstract ideas, anticipated events, or even mystical phenomena come into concrete existence. It is used both in a literal sense—to describe the physical manifestation of figures or objects, as when a master appears seemingly out of thin air [1] or alters his form at will [2]—and in a metaphorical manner to underscore moments when hopes, opportunities, or consequences simply do not come to pass [3]. Additionally, the word captures the human urge to give tangible form to inner feelings and thoughts, as well as the sometimes elusive arrival of planned events, highlighting a dynamic interplay between the visible and the imagined [4].
  1. I looked up and saw the master materialize in the air, his head touching the ceiling.
    — from Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
  2. I thought this swami was just an ordinary man, and now I find he can materialize an extra body and work through it!"
    — from Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
  3. But 1877 passed, the expected savage foray did not materialize, and the settlers resumed their locations.
    — from Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 1 Embracing Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield and Asotin counties by William Denison Lyman
  4. Man is obliged to materialize all: the sensations through the voice, the sentiments through gesture, the ideas through speech.
    — from Delsarte System of Oratory by Delaumosne

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