dephysicalize

English

Etymology

de- +‎ physicalize

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To strip of physical form.
   • 2004, Fatima Mujčinović, Postmodern cross-culturalism and politicization in U.S. Latina literature:

     Lourdes' intense need to dephysicalize her own body and the space of Cuba refers back to the physical abuse that she has suffered.

Synonyms

• abstractify

Related terms

• dephysicalization