dematerialization C2+ Topic:Materials & Substances US /diˌmətɪriəˌləˈzeɪʃən/ UK /diːməˌtɪərɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the process of losing or seeming to lose material form or substance The novel treats the ghost's dematerialization as utterly mundane. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the process of losing or... disappearancevanishingdisembodimentevaporation ↔ Opposites materializationembodimentsolidification Word family Related forms dematerializematerialmatter Etymology AI details From dematerialize (from de- 'reversal' + materialize, from Latin materia 'matter, stuff', from mater 'mother, source') plus the noun suffix -ation. materia Latin mater Latin *méh₂tēr Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Materials & Substances Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dematerialization **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /diˌmətɪriəˌləˈzeɪʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /diːməˌtɪərɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ ## Meanings 1. the process of losing or seeming to lose material form or substance ## Examples - The novel treats the ghost's dematerialization as utterly mundane. ## Synonyms - disappearance - vanishing - disembodiment - evaporation ## Antonyms - materialization - embodiment - solidification ## Related Forms - dematerialize - material - matter ## Roots and Affixes - Root: materia - Root: mater - Root: *méh₂tēr ## Etymology From dematerialize (from de- 'reversal' + materialize, from Latin materia 'matter, stuff', from mater 'mother, source') plus the noun suffix -ation. ## AI Etymology Dematerialization is from dematerialize (from de- 'reversal' + materialize, from Latin materia 'matter, stuff', from mater 'mother, source') plus the noun suffix -ation. Important recorded forms include materia (Latin), mater (Latin), and *méh₂tēr (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers the process of losing or seeming to lose material form or substance. The wider family includes related words such as dematerialize, material, and matter. ## Topics - Materials & Substances - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown