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disincarnate

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dis·in·car·nate  (dsn-kärnt)
adj.
Divested of bodily nature or form; disembodied: disincarnate spirits.
tr.v. (-nt) dis·in·car·nat·ed, dis·in·car·nat·ing, dis·in·car·nates
To divest of bodily nature or form.
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Verb1.disincarnate - make immaterial; remove the real essence of
immaterialise, immaterialize, unsubstantialise, unsubstantialize - render immaterial or incorporeal
incarnate - make concrete and real


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