dematerialize C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes US /ˌdiməˈtɪriəˌlaɪz/ UK /ˌdiːməˈtɪəriəlaɪz/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to cease to exist in bodily form; to vanish into nothing In the story the ghost would dematerialize at the first light of dawn. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to cease to exist in bodily... vanishdisappearevaporatedissolvefadeevanesce ↔ Opposites materializeappearsolidify Word family Derived forms dematerializationdematerializeddematerializing Related forms materialmaterializeimmaterial Etymology AI details Formed in English from the prefix de- ('removal, reversal') plus materialize, from Latin materia ('matter, material'). Coined in the 19th century. de- Latin materia Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dematerialize **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˌdiməˈtɪriəˌlaɪz/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌdiːməˈtɪəriəlaɪz/ ## Meanings 1. to cease to exist in bodily form; to vanish into nothing ## Examples - In the story the ghost would dematerialize at the first light of dawn. ## Synonyms - vanish - disappear - evaporate - dissolve - fade - evanesce ## Antonyms - materialize - appear - solidify ## Derived Forms - dematerialization - dematerialized - dematerializing ## Related Forms - material - materialize - immaterial ## Roots and Affixes - Root: de- - Root: materia ## Etymology Formed in English from the prefix de- ('removal, reversal') plus materialize, from Latin materia ('matter, material'). Coined in the 19th century. ## AI Etymology Dematerialize was formed in English from the prefix de- ('removal, reversal') plus materialize, from Latin materia ('matter, material'). Coined in the 19th century. The etymological trail includes Latin de- and Latin materia. As a verb, dematerialize means to cease to exist in bodily form; to vanish into nothing. The same family is visible in derived forms such as dematerialization, dematerialized, and dematerializing and related forms such as material, materialize, and immaterial. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history. ## Topics - Actions & Processes - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown