disembody

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English embody English disembody From dis- + embody.

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."”

   “Jerusha turned, a flush on her cheeks that wasn't makeup, a swath of steam from the vaporizer swirling around her chest, disembodying her head.”

3. To discharge from military service or array.