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dematerialize
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de·ma·te·ri·al·ize

verb \ˌdē-mə-ˈtir-ē-ə-ˌlīz\

Definition of DEMATERIALIZE

transitive verb
: to cause to become or appear immaterial
intransitive verb
: to lose or appear to lose materiality
— de·ma·te·ri·al·i·za·tion \-ˌtir-ē-ə-lə-ˈzā-shən\ noun

Examples of DEMATERIALIZE

  1. <the image suddenly dematerialized, and once again we were staring at a blank screen>

First Known Use of DEMATERIALIZE

circa 1864

Related to DEMATERIALIZE

Synonyms
disappear, dissolve, evanesce, evaporate, fade, flee, fly, go (away), melt, sink, vanish
Antonyms
appear, materialize

Rhymes with DEMATERIALIZE

constitutionalize, editorialize, immaterialize, intellectualize

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