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dematerialize
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de·ma·te·ri·al·ize  (dm-tîr--lz)
tr. & intr.v. de·ma·te·ri·al·ized, de·ma·te·ri·al·iz·ing, de·ma·te·ri·al·iz·es
To deprive of or lose apparent physical substance; make or become immaterial: Mirrors have the effect of dematerializing a wall. The dry ice seemed to dematerialize as it sublimated.
dema·teri·al·i·zation (--l-zshn) n.
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Verb1.dematerialize - become immaterial; disappear
dematerialise
disappear, vanish, go away - become invisible or unnoticeable; "The effect vanished when day broke"
materialise, materialize, happen - come into being; become reality; "Her dream really materialized"
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Externally by day, the cladding creates a strong boundary between inside and out, allowing no glimpse of the life within the building; inside, the mesh dematerialises to reveal a fully glazed building offering generous views out in all directions.
Midwest modesty: As part of an ambitious landscape regeneration ... by Lecuyer, Annette / The Architectural Review
At night the substance of the building dematerialises but the illuminated openings give motorists flashing past on the tunnel road glimpses into the machinery behind the screen.
Wrapping the machine by Dawson, Layla / The Architectural Review
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