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Materialize vs Writhe - What's the difference?

materialize | writhe |

In lang=en terms the difference between materialize and writhe

is that materialize is to regard as matter; to consider or explain by the laws or principles which are appropriate to matter while writhe is to twist or contort the body; to be distorted.

As verbs the difference between materialize and writhe

is that materialize is to cause to take physical form, or to cause an object to appear while writhe is to twist, to wring (something).

As a noun writhe is

(knot theory) the number of negative crossings subtracted from the number of positive crossings in a knot.

materialize

English

Alternative forms

* materialise (UK )

Verb

(materializ)
  • To cause to take physical form, or to cause an object to appear.
  • * Epes Sargent
  • It is asserted that in a series of sittings extending through several months a female spirit form, temporarily materialized and not distinguishable from a human being, repeatedly came from a cabinet into the light
  • To take physical form, to appear seemingly from nowhere.
  • To regard as matter; to consider or explain by the laws or principles which are appropriate to matter.
  • writhe

    English

    Verb

  • To twist, to wring (something).
  • To contort (a part of the body).
  • *, II.17:
  • *:Cicero (as I remember) had gotten a custome to wryth his nose, which signifieth a naturall scoffer.
  • To twist or contort the body; to be distorted.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2011, date=October 1, author=Phil McNulty, work=BBC Sport
  • , title= Everton 0-2 Liverpool , passage=The game was engulfed in controversy when Rodwell appeared to win the ball cleanly in a midfield challenge with Suarez. The tackle drew an angry response from Liverpool's players- Lucas in particular as Suarez writhed in agony - but it was an obvious injustice when the England Under-21 midfielder was shown the red card.}} (Webster 1913)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (knot theory) The number of negative crossings subtracted from the number of positive crossings in a knot
  • Anagrams

    * whiter * wither