immaterialize

American

[im-uh-teer-ee-uh-lahyz] / ˌɪm əˈtɪər i əˌlaɪz /

especially British, immaterialise

verb (used with object)

immaterialized, immaterializing

to make immaterial.

immaterialize British

/ ˌɪməˈtɪərɪəˌlaɪz /

verb

(tr) to make immaterial

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Etymology

Origin of immaterialize

First recorded in 1655–65; immaterial + -ize

Example Sentences

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As his crowning feat, he manages to immaterialize his spaceship so that it can pass straight through the planet Jupiter, then materialize it again on the other side.

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