Standard Lemma guide
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adj
lacking a physical form.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Qualifier: Of a being
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To divest of body; to make immaterial.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To die, in context of subsequently existing outside the body (for example, as a soul or spirit).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: lifestyle, religion
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verb
make immaterial; remove the real essence of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: incarnate
Broader terms: immaterialize, immaterialise, unsubstantialize, unsubstantialise
History
Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English incarnate English disincarnate From dis- + incarnate.
Across languages
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
