Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dematerialize

/ˌdi.məˈtɪɹ.i.ə.laɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables: de-ma-te-ri-al-ize
IPA: /ˌdi.məˈtɪɹ.i.ə.laɪz/

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To disappear by becoming immaterial.

American usage; Intransitive verb

verb

To cause something to disappear by making it immaterial.

American usage; Transitive verb

verb

To remove the physical materials from (a process, etc.).

American usage; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Nightmares were, after all, a type of demon; they could dematerialize in much the way Fiant did."
""So, I'll need you to look at the nth field targeting so when the object dematerializes from here, we can rematerialize it there.""
"Some magicians claim they can dematerialize their bodies and re-materialize them in a different location."
"Even though the book is still a difficult object to dematerialize and the paper books are not replaceable, the trend seems to be to prefer an e-book rather than a physical book […]"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English material Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English materialize English dematerialize From de- + materialize.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌdi.məˈtɪɹ.i.ə.laɪz/
British English: /ˌdiː.məˈtɪə.ɹɪ.ə.laɪz/

Usage

Inflected Forms

dematerializes (present, singular) dematerializing (participle, present) dematerialized (participle, past) dematerialized (past) dematerialise (alternative)

Derived Forms

dematerializer

Frequently Paired Words

dematerialization materialize materialization rematerialize rematerialization

Synonyms

disappear disintegrate dissolve vanish dematerialise

Questions

How do you pronounce dematerialize?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdi.məˈtɪɹ.i.ə.laɪz/.
What does dematerialize mean?: To disappear by becoming immaterial.
Where does dematerialize come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English material Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English materialize English dematerialize From de- + materialize.

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