disembody en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English embody English disembody From dis- + embody.
Meanings
- To cause someone's soul, spirit, consciousness, voice, etc, to become separated from the physical body.
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To separate (a part of the body) from the body.
"[he] wore the high, stiff collars which were the fashion of the day: in pictures these tend to disembody his head, making him look constrained, uncomfortable, yet they remained his choice."
1982, William Buchan, John Buchan: a memoir, page 109:Jerusha turned, a flush on her cheeks that wasn't makeup, a swath of steam from the vaporizer swirling around her chest, disembodying her head.
2015, Marlys Millhiser, Nightmare Country, →ISBN:
- To discharge from military service or array.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| disembodies | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| disembodied | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| disembodied | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| disembodying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (3)
bg обезплътявам (to cause one's soul, spirit, or consciousness to become separated from the physical body) · io deskorpizar (to cause one's soul, spirit, or consciousness to become separated from the physical body) · de entkörperlichen (to cause one's soul, spirit, or consciousness to become separated from the physical body)