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dephysicalize

dephysicalize verb: to strip of physical form.

Verb

dephysicalize (third-person singular simple present dephysicalizes, present participle dephysicalizing, simple past and past participle dephysicalized)

  1. (transitive) To strip of physical form.
    • Lourdes' intense need to dephysicalize her own body and the space of Cuba refers back to the physical abuse that she has suffered.2004, Fatima Mujčinović, Postmodern cross-culturalism and politicization in U.S. Latina literature
    Synonyms:
    abstractify

Synonyms of dephysicalize

Forms of dephysicalize

third-person singular presentdephysicalizes
present participledephysicalizing
past participledephysicalized
pastdephysicalized

Origin of dephysicalize

From de- + physicalize.

Questions about dephysicalize

What does dephysicalize mean?
Dephysicalize means to strip of physical form.
What part of speech is dephysicalize?
Dephysicalize is a verb.
What is the past tense of dephysicalize?
The past tense of dephysicalize is dephysicalized.

Words near dephysicalize in the dictionary

  1. dephosphorylates
  2. dephosphorylating
  3. dephosphorylation
  4. dephosphorylations
  5. dephysicalization
  6. dephysicalize
  7. dephysicalized
  8. dephysicalizes
  9. dephysicalizing
  10. dephytinisation
  11. dephytinisations

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