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verb
To cause someone's soul, spirit, consciousness, voice, etc, to become separated from the physical body.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To separate (a part of the body) from the body.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To discharge from military service or array.
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verb
free from a body or physical form or reality
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: rid, free, disembarrass
History
Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English embody English disembody From dis- + embody.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
