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to etherialise

to etherialise

9.9
To make something look light and dreamlike
  • verb
  • /ˈiːθəriəˌlaɪz/
  • Literature
translation icon : eterealizar
  • The morning mist would etherialise the landscape, making it seem unearthly and serene.

Examples

  • The artist sought to etherialise her feelings through delicate watercolor paintings.

  • His poetic words seemed to etherialise the mundane, turning daily life into a dreamscape.

  • The artist aims to etherialise her paintings.

  • Can you etherialise this photograph?

  • The artist sought to etherialise her feelings through delicate watercolor paintings.

  • His poetic words seemed to etherialise the mundane, turning daily life into a dreamscape.

  • The morning mist would etherialise the landscape, making it seem unearthly and serene.

Synonyms

to etherealize
vsto etherialise
  • Literature
9.9

To make something look light and delicate in a spiritual way

has the same meaning but uses an alternate spelling
to spiritize
vsto etherialise
  • Archaic
9.9

To make something feel holy or full of life

leans toward airy, light, or otherworldly feeling rather than spiritual force

Antonyms

to ground
27 3.4

To put something into the soil so it stays stable

How Ethereal

to etherialise
  • Literature
9.9
to lighten
16 2.3
to soften
55 1.3

Surface Forms

etherialise infinitive
etherialize infinitive
etherialised past
etherialized past
etherialised past participle
etherialized past participle
etherialising present participle
etherializing present participle
etherialises third person singular
etherializes third person singular

Morphology

etherialise = ethereal (transparent) = ethereal + ise

Clear verb formation from the adjective 'ethereal' with the British verb-forming suffix '-ise', meaning 'to make ethereal'.

Etymology

Etherialise comes from the old word ether, an idea of the 'upper air', and from ethereal, which means 'light' or 'otherworldly'. So to etherialise something is to make it feel light, airy, or like it comes from another world.