dematerialize
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dematerialize
- /ˌdiː.məˈtɪə.ɹɪ.ə.laɪz/ UK
- /ˌdi.məˈtɪɹ.i.ə.laɪz/ US
verb dematerializes · dematerializing · dematerialized · dematerialise
- To disappear by becoming immaterial. Nightmares were, after all, a type of demon; they could dematerialize in much the way Fiant did.
- To cause something to disappear by making it immaterial. Some magicians claim they can dematerialize their bodies and re-materialize them in a different location.
- To remove the physical materials from (a process, etc.). Even though the book is still a difficult object to dematerialize and the paper books are not replaceable, the trend seems to be to prefer an e-book rather than a physical book […]
Similar: disappear, disintegrate, dissolve, vanish
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Similar: disappear, disintegrate, dissolve, vanish
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verb (intransitive) to disappear by becoming immaterial
| Français | se dématérialiser |
|---|---|
| Italiano | smaterializzarsi |
verb (transitive) to cause to disappear by becoming immaterial
| Français | dématérialiser |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | auflösen |
| Italiano | smaterializzare |
Talk about this word "dematerialize." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dematerialize. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dematerialize. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dematerialize "dematerialize." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dematerialize.Cite this
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