phantomize

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English

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Etymology

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From phantom +‎ -ize.

Verb

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

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