disembodying

Verb

disembody (third-person singular simple present disembodies, present participle disembodying, simple past and past participle disembodied)

1. To cause someone's soul, spirit, consciousness, voice, etc, to become separated from the physical body.
2. To separate (a part of the body) from the body.
   • "[he] wore the high, stiff collars which were the fashion of the day: in pictures these tend to disembody his head, making him look constrained, uncomfortable, yet they remained his choice."1982, William Buchan, John Buchan: a memoir, page 109
3. To discharge from military service or array.