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—dematerialization, n./dee'meuh tear"ee euh luyz'/, v.t., v.i., dematerialized, dematerializing.to deprive of or lose material character.Also, esp. Brit., dematerialise.[1880-85; DE- + MATERIALIZE]
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dematerialize — de‧ma‧te‧ri‧a‧lize [ˌdiːməˈtɪəriəlaɪz ǁ ˈtɪr ] also dematerialise verb [transitive] FINANCE in trading shares, bonds etc, to change from a system based on Certificates (= official documents showing ownership) to paperless (= where records of… … Financial and business terms
Dematerialize — De ma*te ri*al*ize, v. t. To deprive of material or physical qualities or characteristics. [1913 Webster] Dematerializing matter by stripping it of everything which . . . has distinguished matter. Milman. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dematerialize — index disappear, dissipate (spread out) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
dematerialize — 1884; see DE (Cf. de ) + MATERIALIZE (Cf. materialize). Related: Dematerialized; dematerializing … Etymology dictionary
dematerialize — (Amer.) v. make or become immaterial; lose apparent physical substance (also dematerialise) … English contemporary dictionary
dematerialize — (also dematerialise) ► VERB 1) become no longer physically present. 2) become spiritual rather than physical. DERIVATIVES dematerialization noun … English terms dictionary
dematerialize — [dē΄mə tir′ē ə līz΄] vi., vt. dematerialized, dematerializing to lose or cause to lose material form … English World dictionary
dematerialize — verb Date: circa 1864 transitive verb to cause to become or appear immaterial intransitive verb to lose or appear to lose materiality • dematerialization noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
dematerialize — verb a) to disappear by becoming immaterial b) to cause something to disappear by becoming immaterial … Wiktionary
dematerialize — Synonyms and related words: attenuate, be consumed, be gone, cease, cease to be, cease to exist, depart, die, die away, die out, disappear, disembody, disincarnate, dispel, disperse, dissipate, dissolve, do a fade out, dwindle, enervate, erode,… … Moby Thesaurus
