dematerialize
[ dee-muh-teer-ee-uh-lahyz ]
/ ˌdi məˈtɪər i əˌlaɪz /
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.
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, nounWords nearby dematerialize
demarcative,
demark,
demarket,
demarketing,
demassify,
dematerialize,
dematiaceous,
demavend,
deme,
demean,
demeaning
Example sentences from the Web for dematerialize
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