disestablish

[ dis-i-stab-lish ]

/ ˌdɪs ɪˈstæb lɪʃ /

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verb (used with object)

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

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

Nearby words

disentrance, disentwine, disepalous, disequilibrate, disequilibrium, disestablish, disestablishmentarian, disesteem, diseur, diseuse, disfavor

Origin of disestablish

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

Related forms

dis·es·tab·lish·ment, nounun·dis·es·tab·lished, adjective

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Examples from the Web for disestablish

It is thought right to disestablish the Church: well, then, let the Clergy go!
The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660|David Masson
Besides, what person in his senses would think of trying to disestablish John Backhouse?
Robert Elsmere|Mrs. Humphry Ward
The great business of the session of 1869 was, of course, the Bill to disestablish and disendow the Irish Church.
Sixty Years a Queen|Sir Herbert Maxwell
These forcible-feeble reactionaries are much more likely to explode a revolution that will disestablish us.
Soul of a Bishop|H. G. Wells

You see they want to disestablish everything; but I'm a pretty big landowner here, and I don't want to be disestablished.
The Portrait of a Lady|Henry James

British Dictionary definitions for disestablish

disestablish

/ (ˌdɪsɪˈstæblɪʃ) /

verb

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

Derived Forms

disestablishment, noun

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