Dematerial

To cause something physical to cease to exist, often through a change in its composition or form, or to dissolve into nothing. This typically implies a loss of substance or tangible presence. The process can be imagined as a transition from a solid, liquid, or gas state to a state devoid of physical characteristics, often by breaking down the molecules that make up the object. It differs slightly from vaporize, as dematerial implies to cease to exist, and vaporize implies that the object becomes vapor.

Dematerial meaning with examples

• In the science fiction film, the protagonist activated the device, causing the complex machinery to dematerial into shimmering particles of light. This instantaneous disappearance left the laboratory staff stunned, as they had never seen anything vanish into nothingness so quickly.
• The magician, using advanced technology, tricked the audience with mirrors and sleight of hand and made the rabbit dematerial, only to then reappear inside of the seemingly empty hat, causing cheers and applause to break out.
• With a flick of the wrist, the alien weapon fired a beam that caused the stone wall to dematerial entirely. The soldiers, stunned, could only stare in disbelief as the solid barrier vanished, replaced by thin, shimmering air and a light breeze.
• Years of decay and exposure to the elements slowly caused the ancient writings on the parchment to dematerial, the words becoming unreadable as the paper crumbled and faded to dust, the contents lost to time.
• The experimental transporter malfunctioned during its first test, and the test subject began to dematerial partially, and then fully. The scientists scrambled to understand the failure, desperate to reassemble him.