1. to make or become ethereal, spiritual, or refined; to purify or elevate beyond the material world
Usage: formal; literary

Examples

• The artist sought to etherealize the human form in her sculptures.
• Meditation helped him etherealize his thoughts and focus on higher purposes.
• The poet’s work seemed to etherealize ordinary experiences into something transcendent.
• The morning mist appeared to etherealize the landscape, making it dreamlike.
• She tried to etherealize her grief by channeling it into spiritual practice.
• The philosopher believed that art could etherealize base human emotions.