dematerialise
/'di:mə'tiəriəlaiz/ Cách viết khác : (dematerialize) /'di:mə'tiəriəlaiz/
Definition
- 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.)
Verb
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become immaterial; disappear
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