rematerialize
Return to physicality
To rematerialize is to materialize again—to take physical form after having disappeared or dissolved.
The word belongs to science fiction and fantasy, where characters might rematerialize after being teleported or rematerialize from a ghostly state.
It can also describe figurative reappearance: The idea rematerialized in a different form years later.
Appear again after absence
- emergeCome out into view
- reappearBecome visible again
- returnGo back again
- manifestClearly apparent or displayed
visibility · unveil · reemergence · reentry · come-back · reform · reconvene · restoration
Cause to become
- reconstructBuild again from remains
- reloadFill with ammunition again
- respawnReappear after dying digitally
- restoreReturn to earlier state
reboot · recovery · cache · buffer · regenerate · pixel · holographic · simulation
Instantaneous displacement across space
- transporterOne who conveys cargo
- beamStructural support member
- hologram3D image from light
- phasingImplementing by stages
quantum · wormhole · displacement · portal · dimension · reconstitute · energize · reintegrate
Visible supernatural manifestation
- specterGhostly threatening presence
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- ghostApparition of the dead
- manifestationOutward display of something
ethereal · haunting · séance · spirit · poltergeist · ectoplasm · spectral · presence
Supernatural or illusory power
- sleightDexterous trickery
- conjuringPerforming magical illusions
- illusionistPerformer of visual deception
- misdirectionIntentional focus manipulation
vanishing · prestidigitation · hocus-pocus · trick · deception · appear · disappear · escapology
resurface
Appear again after absence
manifest · visibility · unveil · reemergence · reentry · come-back · reform · reconvene · restoration · recovery
render
Cause to become
- reconstructBuild again from remains
- reloadFill with ammunition again
- respawnReappear after dying digitally
restore · reboot · recovery · cache · buffer · regenerate · pixel · holographic · simulation · virtual
teleportation
Instantaneous displacement across space
- transporterOne who conveys cargo
- beamStructural support member
- hologram3D image from light
phasing · quantum · wormhole · displacement · portal · dimension · reconstitute · energize · reintegrate · buffer
apparition
Visible supernatural manifestation
manifestation · ethereal · haunting · séance · spirit · poltergeist · ectoplasm · spectral · presence · paranormal
magic
Supernatural or illusory power
- sleightDexterous trickery
- conjuringPerforming magical illusions
- illusionistPerformer of visual deception
misdirection · vanishing · prestidigitation · hocus-pocus · trick · deception · appear · disappear · escapology · transformation
rematerializedematerialize
Cease to exist physically
vanish · disappear · disintegrate · dissolve · fade away