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dematerialize.

To disappear by becoming immaterial.

13 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˌdiː.məˈtɪə.ɹɪ.ə.laɪz/UK/ˌdi.məˈtɪɹ.i.ə.laɪz/US
  1. To disappear by becoming immaterial.

    British · English · Oxford · US · intransitive
  2. To cause something to disappear by making it immaterial.

    British · English · Oxford · US · transitive
  3. To remove the physical materials from (a process, etc.).

    British · English · Oxford · US · transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English material Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English materialize English dematerialize From de- + materialize.

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