dematerializev.

Brit.

/ˌdiːməˈtɪərɪəlʌɪz/, U.S.

/ˈˌdiməˈtɪriəˌlaɪz/

Etymology: < de- prefix 2a + material adj. + -ize suffix.

1. transitive. To deprive of material character or qualities; to render immaterial.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > materiality > immateriality > immaterial [verb (transitive)] > render immaterial

rarefy1600

immaterializea1711

unearth1765

unsense1895

dematerialize1899

1899 Westm. Gaz. 1 Apr. 2/3 ‘The administrators of our manufacturing and commercial firms and the commercial traveller are not necessarily condemned to a barren materialism.’.. Perhaps when he has de-materialised the commercial traveller he will try his hand on the Stock Exchange.

2. intransitive. To become dematerialized.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > materiality > immateriality > become immaterial [verb (intransitive)]

dematerialize1884

immaterialize1891

1884 [see dematerialization n. at Derivatives].

1891 Cosmopolitan Nov. 114/1 He has dematerialized into a memory, into an amiable ghost.

1892 Sc. Leader 29 Jan. 4 She will gradually dematerialise, and fade away like a vapour before the eyes.

1960 M. Cecil Something in Common ii. 30 She..dematerialized backwards into her office.

Derivatives

demaˌterialiˈzation n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > materiality > immateriality > [noun] > action of becoming immaterial

etherealization1824

dematerialization1884

dematerializing1956

1884 H. Spencer in 19th Cent. Jan. 3 The gradual dematerialisation of the ghost and of the god.

1914 C. Mackenzie Sinister St. II. iv. iv. 928 These abrupt dematerializations of the underworld were really very difficult to deal with.

1935 Burlington Mag. Aug. 53/2 It is a ‘dematerialisation’ which afterwards El Greco realised in another way.

demaˈterialized adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > materiality > immateriality > [adjective] > rendered or having become immaterial

immaterialized1661

dematerialized1890

1890 Spectator 11 Oct. The seeds of that spiritual development which was to culminate in the completely dematerialised God of Christianity.

demaˈterializing n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > materiality > immateriality > [noun] > action of becoming immaterial

etherealization1824

dematerialization1884

dematerializing1956

1956 R. M. Lester Towards Hereafter ii. 30 The clothes began to take shape, and slowly filled out until the medium was sitting in her chair again, looking just as she had done before the dematerializing.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dematerialize
释义	dematerializev. Brit. /ˌdiːməˈtɪərɪəlʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈˌdiməˈtɪriəˌlaɪz/ Etymology: < de- prefix 2a + material adj. + -ize suffix. 1. transitive. To deprive of material character or qualities; to render immaterial. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > materiality > immateriality > immaterial [verb (transitive)] > render immaterial rarefy1600 immaterializea1711 unearth1765 unsense1895 dematerialize1899 1899 Westm. Gaz. 1 Apr. 2/3 ‘The administrators of our manufacturing and commercial firms and the commercial traveller are not necessarily condemned to a barren materialism.’.. Perhaps when he has de-materialised the commercial traveller he will try his hand on the Stock Exchange. 2. intransitive. To become dematerialized. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > materiality > immateriality > become immaterial [verb (intransitive)] dematerialize1884 immaterialize1891 1884 [see dematerialization n. at Derivatives]. 1891 Cosmopolitan Nov. 114/1 He has dematerialized into a memory, into an amiable ghost. 1892 Sc. Leader 29 Jan. 4 She will gradually dematerialise, and fade away like a vapour before the eyes. 1960 M. Cecil Something in Common ii. 30 She..dematerialized backwards into her office. Derivatives demaˌterialiˈzation n. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > materiality > immateriality > [noun] > action of becoming immaterial etherealization1824 dematerialization1884 dematerializing1956 1884 H. Spencer in 19th Cent. Jan. 3 The gradual dematerialisation of the ghost and of the god. 1914 C. Mackenzie Sinister St. II. iv. iv. 928 These abrupt dematerializations of the underworld were really very difficult to deal with. 1935 Burlington Mag. Aug. 53/2 It is a ‘dematerialisation’ which afterwards El Greco realised in another way. demaˈterialized adj. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > materiality > immateriality > [adjective] > rendered or having become immaterial immaterialized1661 dematerialized1890 1890 Spectator 11 Oct. The seeds of that spiritual development which was to culminate in the completely dematerialised God of Christianity. demaˈterializing n. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > materiality > immateriality > [noun] > action of becoming immaterial etherealization1824 dematerialization1884 dematerializing1956 1956 R. M. Lester Towards Hereafter ii. 30 The clothes began to take shape, and slowly filled out until the medium was sitting in her chair again, looking just as she had done before the dematerializing. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1884
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