disembodying

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disembodying - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Disembody \Dis`em*bod"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disembodied; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Disembodying.]
     1. To divest of the body or corporeal existence.
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              Devils embodied and disembodied.      --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
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     2. (Mil.) To disarm and disband, as a body of soldiers.
        --Wilhelm.
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