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disband

[ dis-band ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to break up or dissolve (an organization):

    They disbanded the corporation.



verb (used without object)

  1. to disperse.

disband

/ ɪˈæԻ /

verb

  1. to cease to function or cause to stop functioning, as a unit, group, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 徱ˈԻ峾Գ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • 徱·ԻmԳ noun
  • ܲd·ԻĻ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of disband1

1585–95; < Middle French desbander, equivalent to des- dis- 1 + -bander, derivative of bande troop, band 1
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The AV, by the way, stands for Antelope Valley, which hasn’t had a professional sports franchise since minor league baseball’s Lancaster Jethawks were disbanded in 2020.

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He submitted the proposal to parliament just before it was disbanded following the February elections.

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The climate action group Just Stop Oil has announced it is to disband at the end of April.

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The group disbanded as its members pursued solo careers.

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Elsewhere, social clubs for black and Asian students have been disbanded.

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