"disrealize" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: disrealizes [present, singular, third-person], disrealizing [participle, present], disrealized [participle, past], disrealized [past]
Etymology: From dis- + realize. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|dis|realize}} dis- + realize Head templates: {{en-verb}} disrealize (third-person singular simple present disrealizes, present participle disrealizing, simple past and past participle disrealized)
  1. (transitive) To strip of its reality. Tags: transitive Synonyms: disrealise (english: non-Oxford British English)

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Alternative forms

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