dematerialize
[ dee-muh-teer-ee-uh-lahyz ]
verb (used with or without object),de·ma·te·ri·al·ized, de·ma·te·ri·al·iz·ing.
to deprive of or lose material character.
Origin of dematerialize
1First 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)
to cease to have material existence, as in science fiction or spiritualism
to disappear without trace; vanish
Derived forms of dematerialize
- dematerialization or dematerialisation, noun
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