dematerialize
/ˌdiːməˈtɪriəlaɪz/
verb
- To disappear or cause to disappear from physical existence; to become immaterial or vanish.
- Scientists have not yet found a way to dematerialize objects.
- The illusionist made the bird dematerialize from its cage.
- In the movie, the spaceship could dematerialize and reappear elsewhere.
- To convert something into a digital or non-physical form, especially financial assets or documents.
- The stock exchange requires all trades to dematerialize shares for faster settlement.
- Many companies dematerialize their invoices to save paper and storage space.
- The bank allows customers to dematerialize their paper bonds into electronic records.
Antonyms