dematerialize

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dematerialize

The magician made the rabbit dematerialize from the hat.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To become immaterial, insubstantial, or without physical form; to disappear or vanish, often in a way that seems to defy physical laws.
Usage
  • The verb "dematerialize" is typically used in contexts involving science fiction, fantasy, or spiritual/paranormal phenomena to describe a sudden disappearance.
  • It is often used intransitively (without a direct object).
  • It can be used in the passive voice to describe the state of having been made non-physical.
Examples
  • Verb (Intransitive):
    • In the movie, the spaceship seemed to dematerialize before our eyes.
    • The ghostly figure slowly began to dematerialize into a faint mist.
  • Verb (Passive Voice):
    • Matter can be dematerialized and converted into pure energy in the story's teleportation device.
Advanced Usage
  • "to dematerialize into": to vanish and become a different, less substantial form.
    • The ancient wizard dematerialized into a cloud of shimmering light.
  • Used in a figurative or abstract sense to describe something becoming less tangible or concrete.
    • As digital currency grows, some argue physical money will eventually dematerialize.
Variants and Related Words
  • Dematerialization (noun): The process or act of becoming dematerialized.
    • The dematerialization of the object was instantaneous.
  • Dematerialized (adjective): Describing something that has lost its physical form.
    • They studied the dematerialized particles.
Synonyms
  • Disappear: To cease to be visible.
  • Vanish: To disappear suddenly and completely.
  • Dissipate: To disperse or scatter.
  • Evaporate: To turn from a solid or liquid into vapor; often used figuratively for disappearance.
Antonyms
  • Materialize: To appear or become tangible.
  • Solidify: To make or become solid or real.
  • Appear: To come into sight.
Related Phrases
  • "to dematerialize and rematerialize": A common phrase in science fiction describing teleportation, where an object vanishes in one location and reappears in another.
    • The transporter can dematerialize and rematerialize a person across vast distances.
dematerialize

The magician made the rabbit dematerialize from the hat.

Verb
  1. become immaterial; disappear

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