phantomizing

Verb

phantomize (third-person singular simple present phantomizes, present participle phantomizing, simple past and past participle phantomized)

1. (dated, derogatory, transitive) To make phantom-like or spiritual, or transport into a ghostly realm.
   • Do not phantomize the Redeemer when you want him in very deed.1883, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Sermons of Rev. C. H. Spurgeon of London, page 488
2. (transitive) To remove (a goal in a model) from consideration by ensuring it is achieved in advance.