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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Other Word Forms

• disenrollment noun

Etymology

Origin of disenroll

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

Example Sentences

In normal times states routinely disenroll Medicaid recipients whose incomes rise beyond certain levels, or for other life changes affecting eligibility.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 30, 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

While it is not new for vaccines to be required for school enrollment, I worry that families with vaccine hesitancy or students with barriers to health care would potentially disenroll or be marginalized.

From Washington Post • Oct. 16, 2021

In August 2016, a tribal appeals court in Oregon overturned a decision by the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde to disenroll 66 members after a three-year battle.

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