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.