1. making something ethereal; rendering light, airy, or heavenly in quality or appearance
Usage: present participle of etherealize; literary or formal usage
2. converting into ether or a vapor-like substance
Usage: archaic or technical usage; chemistry or physics context

Examples

• The artist was etherealizing the landscape through soft brushstrokes and pale colors.
• The composer's music had a way of etherealizing the listener's emotions.
• Etherealizing the mundane into the sublime was her artistic goal.
• The morning mist was etherealizing the forest into a dreamlike scene.
• She spoke of etherealizing the body through meditation and spiritual practice.
• The photographer achieved an etherealizing effect by using diffused lighting.