dematerialize

== English == === Alternative forms === dematerialise (non-Oxford British English) === Etymology === From de- + materialize. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌdiː.məˈtɪə.ɹɪ.ə.laɪz/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌdi.məˈtɪɹ.i.ə.laɪz/ === Verb === dematerialize (third-person singular simple present dematerializes, present participle dematerializing, simple past and past participle dematerialized) (American spelling, Oxford British English) (intransitive) To disappear by becoming immaterial. (transitive) To cause something to disappear by making it immaterial. (transitive) To remove the physical materials from (a process, etc.). ==== Synonyms ==== (disappear): disappear, disintegrate, dissolve, vanish ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== dematerialization materialize, materialization rematerialize, rematerialization ==== Translations ====