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disband

[ dis-band ]

/ dɪsˈbænd /

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verb (used with object)

to break up or dissolve (an organization): They disbanded the corporation.

verb (used without object)

to disperse.

Origin of disband

1585–95; < Middle French desbander, equivalent to des- dis-¹ + -bander, derivative of bande troop, band¹

OTHER WORDS FROM disband

dis·band·ment, noun un·dis·band·ed, adjective

Words nearby disband

disaster area, disaster capitalism, disastrous, disavow, disavowal, disband, disbar, disbelief, disbelieve, disbosom, disbound

Example sentences from the Web for disbandment

The disbandment of mutinous regiments was one of the punitive measures carried out by the Supreme Administration or Command.

The Russian Turmoil |Anton Ivanovich Denikin
The strength of the Legion at the time of its disbandment was 1100 officers and 23,500 men.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 4 |Various
There is a touching anecdote related of Baron Stenben on the occasion of the disbandment of the American army.

The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) |John Greenleaf Whittier
The States-General had not only written but sent commissioners to Utrecht insisting on the disbandment.

The Life of John of Barneveld, 1614-23, Volume II. |John Lothrop Motley

Terms of peace were agreed on; and one of the stipulations between the two states was the disbandment of the Sikh force.

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. |E. Farr and E. H. Nolan

British Dictionary definitions for disbandment

disband

/ (dɪsˈbænd) /

verb

to cease to function or cause to stop functioning, as a unit, group, etc

Derived forms of disband

disbandment, noun