disband

[ dis-band ]
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verb (used with object)
  1. to break up or dissolve (an organization): They disbanded the corporation.

verb (used without object)
  1. to disperse.

Origin of disband

1
1585–95; <Middle French desbander, equivalent to des-dis-1 + -bander, derivative of bande troop, band1

Other words from disband

  • dis·band·ment, noun
  • un·dis·band·ed, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for disband

disband

/ (dɪsˈbænd) /


verb
  1. to cease to function or cause to stop functioning, as a unit, group, etc

Derived forms of disband

  • disbandment, noun

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