English Explanatory Dictionary

dematerialize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To disappear by becoming immaterial.
  2. To cause something to disappear by making it immaterial.
  3. To remove the physical materials from (a process, etc.).

Pronunciation

/ˌdiː.məˈtɪə.ɹɪ.ə.laɪz/ /ˌdi.məˈtɪɹ.i.ə.laɪz/ en-us-dematerialize.ogg en-au-dematerialize.ogg

Word forms

dematerialize dematerializes dematerializing dematerialized dematerialise

Etymology

From de- + materialize.

Synonyms

disappear disintegrate dissolve vanish

Related words

dematerialization materialize materialization rematerialize rematerialization

Derived words

dematerializer
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