Etymology

disembody

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Today it means: To cause someone's soul, spirit, consciousness, voice, etc, to become separated from the physical body. Full definition →

English embody ← Middle English dis- ← Latin dis-
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The story

  1. Latindis-
  2. Old Frenchdes-
  3. Latindis-
  4. Middle Englishdis-
  5. Englishdis-
  6. Englishembody
  7. English todaydisembody

From dis- + embody.

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