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.

Verb forms

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Synonyms

1 verb · to cease to exist in bodily... vanish disappear evaporate dissolve fadeevanesce

Opposites

materialize appear solidify

Word family

Derived forms dematerializationdematerializeddematerializing

Related forms material materialize immaterial

Etymology

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

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# 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

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