Verb: dematerialize ,dee-mu'teer-ee-u,lIz
- Become invisible or disappear by apparently supernatural means
"The most remarkable case on record of the power to dematerialize, is that of the raising of Lazarus from the dead";
- dematerialise [Brit]
- Convert physical documents or objects into digital form
"The bank encouraged customers to dematerialize their share certificates";
- dematerialise [Brit]
Derived forms: dematerializing, dematerializes, dematerialized
Type of: disappear, go away, vanish
Antonym: materialize