v. t. To deprive of material or physical qualities or characteristics. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dematerializing matter by stripping it of everything which . . . has distinguished matter. Milman. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Cf. F. immatérialiser. ] To render immaterial or incorporeal. [ 1913 Webster ]

Immateralized spirits. Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Materialized p. pr. & vb. n. Materializing ] [ Cf. F. matérialiser. ] 1. To invest with material characteristics; to make perceptible to the senses; hence, to present to the mind through the medium of material objects. [ 1913 Webster ]

Having with wonderful art and beauty materialized, if I may so call it, a scheme of abstracted notions, and clothed the most nice, refined conceptions of philosophy in sensible images. Tatler. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To regard as matter; to consider or explain by the laws or principles which are appropriate to matter. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To cause to assume a character appropriate to material things; to occupy with material interests; as, to materialize thought. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Spiritualism) To make visable in, or as in, a material form; -- said of spirits. [ 1913 Webster ]

A female spirit form temporarily materialized, and not distinguishable from a human being. Epes Sargent. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To appear as a material form; to take substantial shape. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To come into existence; as, the promised donations never materialized. [ PJC ]