ˌmænɪfɛˈsteɪʃən ˈɒfspɹɪŋ ˈɔfspɹɪŋ something that comes into existence as a result industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic offspring this skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit) the process of coming into being; becoming reality the materialization of her dream