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disenroll

American  
[dis-en-rohl] / ˌdɪs ɛnˈroʊl /

verb (used with object)

  1. to dismiss or cause to become removed from a program of training, care, etc..

    The academy disenrolled a dozen cadets.


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Origin of disenroll

First recorded in 1625–35; dis- 1 + enroll

Example Sentences

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We’ve seen this threat to disenroll before, during Seattle’s era of racial integration efforts.

From Seattle Times • May 17, 2024

The University of Virginia said Monday it will stop threatening to disenroll students who do not have booster shots this semester.

From Washington Post • Feb. 5, 2022

"But the resumption of eligibility testing could disenroll up to 15 million people in the first six months after the PHE expires," the think tank warned.

From Salon • Jan. 9, 2022

Also in March 2017, the Elem Indian Colony in California reversed a motion filed by members living off the colony to disenroll all 132 people who lived on the reservation.

From Slate • Jun. 12, 2018

In a 2015 tweet, Sherman Alexie, the Spokane and Coeur d’Alene author, put it even more emphatically: “Dear Indian tribes who disenroll members, you should be ashamed of your colonial and capitalistic bullshit.”

From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2017

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