"bodyjack" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈbɒ.di.dʒæk/ [UK], /ˈbɑ.di.d͡ʒæk/ [US] Forms: bodyjacks [present, singular, third-person], bodyjacking [participle, present], bodyjacked [participle, past], bodyjacked [past]
Etymology: Blend of body + hijack Etymology templates: {{blend|en|body|hijack}} Blend of body + hijack Head templates: {{en-verb}} bodyjack (third-person singular simple present bodyjacks, present participle bodyjacking, simple past and past participle bodyjacked)
  1. (science fiction) To forcibly seize control of someone's body, sometimes by replacing or exchanging minds. Categories (topical): Science fiction Related terms: bodyswap, possess

Inflected forms

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