immaterialize
/ˌɪməˈtɪriəˌlaɪz/
verb
- To make something unimportant or irrelevant; to dismiss as insignificant.
- The manager immaterialized the complaint, saying it was a minor issue.
- The lawyer tried to immaterialize the witness's testimony by pointing out inconsistencies.
- Don't immaterialize your friend's feelings just because you disagree.
- To cause something to lose physical form; to make non-material or spiritual.
- In the fantasy novel, the wizard could immaterialize objects at will.
- The special effects made the ghost immaterialize before our eyes.
- Some meditation practices aim to immaterialize the sense of self.
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