disembody

[dis-em-bod-ee]

verb (used with object)

disembodied, disembodying 

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

disembody

/ ˌdɪsɪmˈbɒdɪ /

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• disembodiment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of disembody¹

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

Example Sentences

In the shadows she looked like a disembodied head.

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First comes the warning, that disembodied voice over the tannoy: "Your attention please. Air siren in the city. Please move to the shelter on the minus second floor."

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He’s hacked how to make a disembodied head moan in agony.

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I recoiled when the Wizard’s disembodied head loomed above.

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And in a perfect casting move, Christopher Lloyd, who played Fester in the film, appears as a disembodied head in a jar who teaches at the academy.

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