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immaterialize

/ˌɪmətˈɪɹiəlˌaɪz/ verb

To render immaterial or incorporeal.

Word Origin Material comes from Latin 'materia' (matter, substance, timber). Immaterialize adds the prefix im- (not) and the Greek suffix -ize (to make) — literally 'to make not material,' to spiritualize or render intangible. The same root gives us materialize, materialism, and immaterial, all playing with the stuff of reality.

verb To render immaterial or incorporeal.

The magician appeared to immaterialize the coin right before the audience's eyes.

(动词) 使非物质化

魔术师似乎当着观众的面让硬币非物质化了。

(verbo) Hacer inmaterial o incorpóreo.

El mago pareció hacer inmaterial la moneda justo frente a los ojos del público.

(verbe) dématérialiser; immatérialiser [Rendre immatériel ou incorporel.]

Le magicien a semblé immaterialize la pièce sous les yeux du public.

(Verb) entmaterialisieren [Etwas oder jemanden immateriell oder unkörperlich machen; entmaterialisieren.]

Der Zauberer schien die Münze vor den Augen des Publikums zu **immaterialize**.

(動詞) 非物質的にする、形体を持たないようにする

手品は観客の目の前で硬貨を immaterialize（非物質化）してみせた。

(verbo) desmaterializar; descorporeificar; espiritualizar [Tornar imaterial ou incorpóreo.]

O mágico parecia desmaterizar a moeda diante dos olhos do público.

Synonyms: disembody dematerialize etherealize spiritualize unsubstantialize Antonyms: materialize embody incarnate corporealize
Word parts: im + material + ize

Related words

material materialism materialist materialistic materiality immateriality

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