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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.
dematerialize, dematerialise [diːməˈtɪərɪəˌlaɪz]
vb (intr)
1. (Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Alternative Belief Systems) to cease to have material existence, as in science fiction or spiritualism
2. to disappear without trace; vanish
dematerialization , dematerialisation n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"
Translations
dematerialize [ˌdɪməˈtiːərɪəlaɪz] VI → desmaterializarse
dematerialize
vt → entmaterialisieren
vi → sich entmaterialisieren
dematerialize [dɪməˈtɪərɪəˌlaɪz] vi → smaterializzarsi
dematerialize [dɪməˈtɪərɪəˌlaɪz] vi → smaterializzarsi


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Viewed by passers-by, the entire facade appears to dematerialize into a moire mist with the store logo and display windows, cantilevered between the walls, floating in an airiness.
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It seems that only one of us failed to dematerialize and he alone appears in a smaller black-and-white photo on Page 3.
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