disestablish

[dis-i-stab-lish]

verb (used with object)

1. to deprive of the character of being established; cancel; abolish.

2. to withdraw exclusive state recognition or support from (a church).

disestablish

/ ˌdɪsɪˈstæblɪʃ /

verb

1. (tr) to deprive (a church, custom, institution, etc) of established status

Other Word Forms

• disestablishment noun
• undisestablished adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of disestablish¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; dis- ¹ + establish

Example Sentences

Supreme Court, which found that much of eastern Oklahoma, including a large swath of its second-largest city, Tulsa, remains a Native American reservation because it were never disestablished by Congress.

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Supreme Court’s landmark 2020 decision that found that much of eastern Oklahoma, including Tulsa, remains an Indian reservation because it was never formally disestablished by Congress.

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“Wagner was going to be disestablished and we protested that decision,” Mr. Prigozhin said Monday.

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Supreme Court reversed the state child molestation convictions of McGirt because he is Native American and the crime occurred on a tribal reservation that was never disestablished by Congress.

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Federal policies at various points in history sought to disestablish reservations and force Native Americans into cities.

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Related Words

• abrogate 
• annul 
• cancel 
• dissolve 
• eradicate 
• nullify 
• overthrow 
• overturn 
• prohibit 
• put an end to 
• repeal 
• rescind 
• revoke 
• set aside 
• stamp out 
• suppress 
• terminate 
• wipe out