dematerialize

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌdiːməˈtɪərɪəˌlaɪz/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dē′mə tēr′ē ə līz′)

Inflections of 'dematerialize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
dematerializes
v 3rd person singular (US & UK)
dematerializing
v pres p (US & UK)
dematerialized
v past (US & UK)
dematerialized
v past p (US & UK)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
de•ma•te•ri•al•ize  (dē′mə tēr′ē ə līz′),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i., -ized, -iz•ing. 
  1. to deprive of or lose material character.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] de′ma•te′ri•al•ise′. 
  • de- + materialize 1880–85
de′ma•te′ri•al•i•za′tion, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
dematerialize, dematerialise /ˌdiːməˈtɪərɪəˌlaɪz/ vb (mainly intr)
  1. to cease to have material existence, as in science fiction or spiritualism
  2. to disappear without trace; vanish
  3. (transitive) to convert (a physical object) into digital form
demaˌterialiˈzation, demaˌterialiˈsation n

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