etherealize

American  

[ih-theer-ee-uh-lahyz] / ɪˈθɪər i əˌlaɪz /

especially British, etherealise

verb (used with object)

etherealized, etherealizing

1. to make ethereal.

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etherealize British  

/ ɪˈθɪərɪəˌlaɪz /

verb

1. to make or regard as being ethereal

2. to add ether to or make into ether or something resembling ether

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Other Word Forms

• etherealization
  noun

Etymology

Origin of etherealize

First recorded in 1820–30; ethereal + -ize

Example Sentences

Since not even camera magic can etherealize perdurable Angel MacDonald, this is one dream to stump Freud�especially when DreamerEddy takes his Angel for a dream honeymoon in Paris.

From Time Magazine Archive

All nature glowed with sudden, roseate light; The waves of ocean, mountains, forests dim, The waterfall, the flower, the clinging moss, Were woven in types of purity and peace, To etherealize and beautify thy love.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 2, August, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various

He was well aware of the proportions of things; he had no despair of the Idea, nor would he despair should the Idea etherealize and fly away.

From The Imperialist by Duncan, Sara Jeannette

Refinement is the lifting of one's self upwards from the merely sensual, the effort of the soul to etherealize the common wants and uses of life.—Beecher.

From Pearls of Thought by Ballou, Maturin Murray

At midnight few scenes could be more calm and beautiful, so tenderly did the light of the moon soften and etherealize everything.

From His Sombre Rivals by Roe, Edward Payson