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materiate (iou)



materiate verb trans. Now rare or obsolete. M17.
[Latin materiat- pa. ppl stem of materiare (in classical Latin construct of wood, in scholastic use, as in sense 2 below), from materia MATTER noun.]
Scholastic Philosophy.
Make (a form) inherent in a particular matter. M17.
Supply or be the matter or material part of. L17.