1. to give physical form or substance to something abstract or intangible
Usage: often used in creative, theatrical, or psychological contexts
2. to make something physical or corporeal; to convert into a physical object or representation
Usage: used in acting, dance, and performance to describe bringing an emotion or idea into bodily expression

Examples

• The actor worked to physicalize the character's anxiety through tense movements and gestures.
• The designer tried to physicalize the concept of freedom in the sculpture.
• Dancers physicalize emotions through their bodies and movements on stage.
• The therapist asked the patient to physicalize her feelings by drawing them.
• The director encouraged actors to physicalize their inner conflicts visibly.
• The artist sought to physicalize abstract ideas into concrete visual forms.