dematerialize
Americanverb (used with or without object)
verb
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to cease to have material existence, as in science fiction or spiritualism
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to disappear without trace; vanish
Other Word Forms
- dematerialization noun
Etymology
Origin of dematerialize
First recorded in 1880–85; de- + materialize
Example Sentences
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The lively canvas, hardly an illustration of an event, employs light-reflective silver and golden-brown metallic paints applied in vast fields of paisley-like commas that dematerialize into a spatially ambiguous surface shimmer.
From Los Angeles Times
There is no insistence in Tanowitz’s work; its beauties flower and dematerialize before your eyes.
From New York Times
In fact, the waterfront dining room and the meticulously prepared tasting menu have already dematerialized.
From Los Angeles Times
Other pop scenes seemed to dematerialize in its wake.
From New York Times
Jules confesses — to making the recording and to stealing the silky gown Cynthia wears to do “La Wally” — and both times her umbrage dematerializes.
From New York Times
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