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disembody
disembowel
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disempower
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disenchant
dis·en·chant [ dìssən chánt ] (past and past participle dis·en·chant·ed, present participle dis·en·chant·ing, 3rd person present singular dis·en·chants)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. cause somebody to lose interest: to make somebody stop believing that something or somebody is worthwhile, right, or deserving of support
2. free somebody from spell: to free somebody from an enchantment or magic spell ( literary )

[Late 16th century. < French désenchanter "undo enchantment" < enchanter "enchant"]

dis·en·chant·ed adjective
dis·en·chant·er noun
dis·en·chant·ing adjective
dis·en·chant·ing·ly adverb
dis·en·chant·ment noun
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