phantomize

From phantom +‎ -ize.

phantomize (third-person singular simple present phantomizes, present participle phantomizing, simple past and past participle phantomized)

1. (transitive, dated, derogatory) To make phantom-like or spiritual, or transport into a ghostly realm.
   • 1883, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Sermons of Rev. C. H. Spurgeon of London, page 488:

     Do not phantomize the Redeemer when you want him in very deed.

2. (transitive, sciences) To remove (a goal in a model) from consideration by ensuring it is achieved in advance.

• phantomization