About The Word Disband
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Disband
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What's The Definition Of Disband?
[v] stop functioning, as of organizations or groups; "The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting"
[v] cause to break up or function, as of groups and organizations Synonyms | Synonyms for Disband: dissolve Related Terms | Find terms related to Disband: break up | deactivate | debrief | decommission | demilitarize | demob | demobilize | detach | dichotomize | disarm | discharge | disintegrate | disjoin | disjoint | dismiss | disorganize | dispel | disperse | dissect | dissever | dissipate | dissolve | disunite | diverge | divide | divorce | go separate ways | let go | muster out | part | part company | reconvert | release | retire | scatter | separate | sever | sheathe the sword | split up | sunder See Also | break up | dispel | disperse | dissipate | scatter Disband In Webster's Dictionary \Dis*band"\ (?; see {Dis-}), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Disbanded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disbanding}.] [Pref. dis- +
band: cf. OF. desbander, F. d['e]bander, to unbind, unbend.
See {Band}, and cf. {Disbend}, {Disbind}.]
1. To loose the bands of; to set free; to disunite; to
scatter; to disperse; to break up the organization of;
especially, to dismiss from military service; as, to
disband an army.
They disbanded themselves and returned, every man to
his own dwelling. --Knolles.
2. To divorce. [Obs.]
And therefore . . . she ought to be disbanded.
--Milton.
\Dis*band"\, v. i. To become separated, broken up, dissolved, or scattered; especially, to quit military service by breaking up organization. When both rocks and all things shall disband. --Herbert. Human society would in a short space disband. --Tillotson. |
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