Disembody
[dɪsɪm'bɒdɪ;dɪsem-] or [,dɪsɪm'bɑdi]
Definition
(v. t.) To divest of the body or corporeal existence.
(v. t.) To disarm and disband, as a body of soldiers.
Typist: Stanley
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See EMBODY]
Typed by Ellie
Definition
v.t. to take away from or out of the body (esp. of disembodied spirits): to discharge from military service or array.—n. Disembod′iment.
Typist: Lycurgus
Examples
- He speaks no English and vanishes as quickly and as mysteriously after he has performed some valorous deed, as though he were a disembodied spirit. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- He still heard as if it were his own disembodied spirit hearing, standing at some distance behind him. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- In pondering the great mystery, I thought of Helen Burns, recalled her dying words--her faith--her doctrine of the equality of disembodied souls. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
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