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

Not all parents who disenrolled their children during this time did so because of racism; parents then and now disenroll their children for varied reasons.

From Seattle Times • May 17, 2024

Despite outcry from some federal lawmakers and advocates, Medicaid officials in the state wrote on June 8 that they would continue to "swiftly disenroll" people who no longer qualify.

From Salon • Jun. 14, 2023

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

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