Meanings
verbdephysicalize (third-person singular simple present dephysicalizes, present participle dephysicalizing, simple past and past participle dephysicalized)
present singular third person dephysicalizes · participle present dephysicalizing · participle past dephysicalized · past dephysicalized
- transitiveTo strip of physical form.
Lourdes' intense need to dephysicalize her own body and the space of Cuba refers back to the physical abuse that she has suffered.
2004, Fatima Mujčinović, Postmodern cross-culturalism and politicization in U.S. Latina literatureSynonyms: abstractify
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo strip of physical form.
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dephysicalize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dephysicalize
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“dephysicalize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dephysicalize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dephysicalize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dephysicalize.
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