dephysicalize

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