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dematerialize

[ dee-muh-teer-ee-uh-lahyz ]
/ ˌdi məˈtɪər i əˌlaɪz /
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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.
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Also especially British, de·ma·te·ri·al·ise .

Origin of dematerialize

First recorded in 1880–85; de- + materialize

OTHER WORDS FROM dematerialize

de·ma·te·ri·al·i·za·tion, noun

Words nearby dematerialize

démarche, demark, demarket, demarketing, demassify, dematerialize, Demavend, deme, demean, demeaning, demeanor
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Words related to dematerialize

abandon, depart, die, die out, dissipate, dissolve, escape, evaporate, expire, fade, flee, fly, go, leave, melt, perish, recede, retire, retreat, sink

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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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