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2match verb 1 : to meet as an antagonist; also : PIT

2 : to provide with a worthy competitor; also : to set in comparison with

3 : to join or give in marriage : MARRY

4 : to combine suitably or congenially; also : ADAPT, SUIT

5 : to provide with a counterpart

6 : to be the counterpart of

Synonyms

[5] equal, meet, tie

[6] correspond, equal, parallel; also blend (with), coordinate (with), go (with), harmonize (with); complement, supplement; counterbalance, counterpoise; echo, mirror, repeat; amount (to), approach, near; measure (up), partake (of), rival, suggest

3match noun : a short slender piece of flammable material (as wood) tipped with a combustible mixture that ignites through friction

match·book noun : a small folder containing rows of paper matches

match·less adjective : having no equal

Synonyms

incomparable, inimitable, nonpareil, only, peerless, unequaled, unmatched, unparalleled, unrivaled, unsurpassed—more at ONLY

match·lock noun : a musket with a slow-burning cord lowered over a hole in the breech to ignite the charge

match·mak·er noun : one who arranges a match and esp. a marriage

match·wood noun : small pieces of wood

1mate verb mat·ed; mat·ing : CHECKMATE

— mate noun

2mate noun 1 a : one that customarily associates with another : ASSOCIATE, COMPANION

b : an assistant to a more skilled worker : HELPER

2 : a deck officer on a merchant ship ranking below the captain

3 a : one of a pair

b : either member of a married couple or a breeding pair of animals

Synonyms

[1a] associate, cohort, companion, comrade, crony, fellow—more at ASSOCIATE

[1b] aid, apprentice, assistant, deputy, helper, helpmate, sidekick—more at HELPER

[3a] companion, fellow, half, match, twin; also coordinate; counterpart, equal, equivalent, like, parallel, peer, rival; carbon copy, double, duplicate, identical twin, ringer; analogue, similarity

[3b] consort, partner, spouse—more at SPOUSE

3mate verb mat·ed; mat·ing 1 : to join or fit together

2 : to come or bring together as mates

3 : COPULATE

1material adjective 1 : having material existence : PHYSICAL <~ world>; also : of or relating to the body : BODILY <~ needs>

2 : of or relating to matter rather than form <~ cause>; also : EMPIRICAL <~ knowledge>

3 : highly important : SIGNIFICANT

4 : of a physical or worldly nature <~ progress>

— ma·te·ri·al·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] bodily, concrete, physical, substantial; also carnal, corporal, fleshly; appreciable, detectable, discernible, noticeable, observable, palpable, perceptible, sensible, tangible; objective, phenomenal; bulky, heavy, massive, solid, weighty

Antonyms

immaterial, nonmaterial, nonphysical

[3] big, consequential, eventful, important, major, meaningful, momentous, significant, substantial, weighty—more at IMPORTANT

[3] applicable, apposite, apropos, germane, pertinent, pointed, relative, relevant—more at PERTINENT

[4] carnal, earthly, fleshly, mundane, temporal, terrestrial, worldly—more at EARTHLY

2material noun 1 : the elements or substance of which something is composed or made

2 : apparatus necessary for doing or making something

Synonyms

raw material, stuff, substance

ma·te·ri·al·ise British variant of MATERIALIZE

ma·te·ri·al·ism noun 1 : a theory that everything can be explained as being or coming from matter

2 : a preoccupation with material rather than intellectual or spiritual things

— ma·te·ri·al·ist noun or adjective

— ma·te·ri·al·is·tic adjective

— ma·te·ri·al·is·ti·cal·ly adverb

ma·te·ri·al·ize verb -ized; -iz·ing 1 : to give material form to; also : to assume bodily form

2 : to make an often unexpected appearance

3 : to come into existence

— ma·te·ri·al·i·za·tion noun

Synonyms

[1] embody, epitomize, manifest, personify, substantiate—more at EMBODY

[2] appear, come out, show up, turn up—more at APPEAR

[2, 3] arise, begin, commence, dawn, form, originate, spring, start—more at BEGIN

ma·té·ri·el or ma·te·ri·el noun [ORIGIN: