Dematerialize Definition
dēmə-tîrē-ə-līz
dematerialized, dematerializes, dematerializing
verb
dematerialized, dematerializes, dematerializing
To deprive of physical substance; make immaterial.
Medieval architects' attempts to dematerialize church walls into streams of light.
American Heritage
To reduce the amount of material required for (a product or process).
Dematerialized the semiconductor industry.
American Heritage
To lose or cause to lose material form.
Webster's New World
To convert (records, for example) from paper to digital or electronic form.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- dematerialise
- spiritize
- immaterialize
Antonyms:
Origin of Dematerialize
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From de- + materialize.
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