dematerialise

/'di:mə'tiəriəlaiz/ Cách viết khác : (dematerialize) /'di:mə'tiəriəlaiz/

Thân thiện

The magician made the rabbit dematerialise from the hat.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To become immaterial; to disappear: The primary meaning of "dematerialise" is to lose physical form or substance, ceasing to exist in a material or tangible way. It describes a process where something that was solid or concrete vanishes or transforms into a non-physical state.

Usage and Examples

• Verb:
  • In the science fiction film, the spaceship appeared to dematerialise before our eyes. (The spaceship seemed to lose its physical form and vanish.)
  • With the rise of digital banking, many financial transactions have dematerialised. (Financial transactions have become non-physical or intangible.)
  • The ghostly figure slowly began to dematerialise into the mist. (The figure started to fade and disappear.)

Advanced Usage

• In a technological or financial context: Often used to describe the process of converting physical certificates (like stocks or bonds) into electronic form.
  • The company decided to dematerialise its share certificates to improve efficiency.
• In philosophical or spiritual discourse: Can describe the concept of transcending the physical realm.
  • Some meditation practices aim to help the consciousness dematerialise from bodily constraints.

Variants and Related Words

• Dematerialize: The preferred spelling in American English. It is a direct variant with the same meaning.
• Dematerialisation (Noun): The process or act of dematerialising.
  • The dematerialisation of records has saved considerable physical space.
• Immaterial (Adjective): Not consisting of matter; unimportant. While related, this is a distinct word.

Synonyms

• Vanish: To disappear completely.
• Disappear: To cease to be visible.
• Dissolve: To become incorporated into a liquid and disappear; or to fade away.
• Evaporate: To turn from liquid into vapor and disappear.

Antonyms

• Materialise: To appear or become tangible (the direct opposite).
• Appear: To come into sight.
• Solidify: To make or become solid or hard.

Related Phrases/Idioms

(Note: "Dematerialise" is a specific technical and descriptive term and is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions. Its usage is typically literal.)

Học thuật

Verb

1. become immaterial; disappear

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