disembody

[ dis-em-bod-ee ]
/ ˌdɪs ɛmˈbɒd i /

verb (used with object), dis·em·bod·ied, dis·em·bod·y·ing.

to divest (a soul, spirit, etc.) of a body.

Origin of disembody

First recorded in 1705–15; dis-1 + embody

OTHER WORDS FROM disembody

dis·em·bod·i·ment, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH disembody

disembodied disemboweled dismembered

Example sentences from the Web for disembody

  • As thou art a subscriber to the doctrine of the Phaedon, I wish we could disembody our souls, if only for an hour.

British Dictionary definitions for disembody

disembody
/ (ˌdɪsɪmˈbɒdɪ) /

verb -bodies, -bodying or -bodied

(tr) to free from the body or from physical form

Derived forms of disembody

disembodiment, noun