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

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

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Los Angeles Times

“You are witnessing the fate of those who refused the democratic process of voting,” says a woman’s disembodied voice over the loudspeakers, “and instead attempted to stop the games using violent means.”

From Salon

“There will be times when the struggle seems impossible. I know this already. Alone, unsure, dwarfed by the scale of the enemy,” says the disembodied voice.

From Salon

The single “Light Sleeper” arrived with a music video boasting a floating disembodied head arriving about halfway through, creating a visual that had no aesthetic father in the culture at that point.

From Los Angeles Times