dematerialize

[ dee-muh-teer-ee-uh-lahyz ]
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verb (used with or without object),de·ma·te·ri·al·ized, de·ma·te·ri·al·iz·ing.
  1. to deprive of or lose material character.

Origin of dematerialize

1
First recorded in 1880–85; de- + materialize
  • Also especially British, de·ma·te·ri·al·ise .

Other words from dematerialize

  • de·ma·te·ri·al·i·za·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for dematerialize

dematerialize

dematerialise

/ (ˌdiːməˈtɪərɪəˌlaɪz) /


verb(intr)
  1. to cease to have material existence, as in science fiction or spiritualism

  2. to disappear without trace; vanish

Derived forms of dematerialize

  • dematerialization or dematerialisation, noun

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