1. to become or cause to become immaterial; to lose physical form or substance
Usage: often used in science fiction, fantasy, or philosophical contexts

Examples

• In the science fiction film, the spaceship dematerializes before entering the wormhole.
• The ghost dematerializes at dawn, fading into the morning light.
• As the spell wore off, the magical barrier dematerializes into thin air.
• The philosopher argued that consciousness dematerializes from the body at death.
• The hologram dematerializes when the projector is switched off.