etherealize
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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to make or regard as being ethereal
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to add ether to or make into ether or something resembling ether
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She would seek to improve on Nature's handiwork; she would etherealize it, make it so dainty that it would become poetry instead of the beautiful plain language the universal mother sometimes speaks.
From A Top-Floor Idyl by George Van Schaick
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 Sara Jeannette Duncan
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 Edward Payson Roe
We shall not have to wait long for the answer to a question which has stirred the heart of mankind to its foundations—can Women etherealize society?
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 342, April, 1844 by Various
Angels, as some represent them, even in whole lengths, are by anatomists regarded as monsters; but what then are the chubby winged heads without bodies, with which some artists etherealize their works.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 341, November 15, 1828 by Various
They were etherealized through delicate pastels, and while Brundage created images to appeal to the male gaze, she also could portray women as purposeful agents rather than passive victims.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Patrick O'Neal's Shannon seems half eaten away by the termites of moral corruption, and Margaret Leighton's Hannah is an etherealized vision of grace and gravity.
From Time Magazine Archive
The far more important part of the indivisible phrase 'war peace aims' is still etherealized in the Atlantic Charter.
From Time Magazine Archive
By the time Gabriel Pascal saw her, plain living and plenty of walking had etherealized the dumpling to that lithe spirit which Pascal singled out.
From Time Magazine Archive
The face no longer shows the serene beauty of youth and strength, but its etherealized and delicate features have a thoughtful and dreamy expression.
From Famous European Artists by Sarah K. Bolton
While the paintings represent chic, modern women who belong to a world of elegance and luxury, they also have the effect of exoticizing and etherealizing their subjects.
From New York Times ● Oct. 13, 2016
Much as he might have liked to strip down to bare revelations, Meredith, a tailor's son to the end, settled for a costume change, etherealizing passion and abstracting love into a distant, chaste project.
From Time Magazine Archive
The moon, nearly full, had risen in the gap of the Highlands, and had now climbed well above the mountains, softening and etherealizing them until every harsh, rugged outline was lost.
From Nature's Serial Story by Edward Payson Roe
Her soul seemed to be flashing through the rare loveliness of her face and etherealizing its beauty.
From Iola Leroy Shadows Uplifted by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
It has been said, consumption sublimates the mind, stealing from the body, etherealizing and intensifying the intellect.
From The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest by William Henry Sparks
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