Disband

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  • intransitive verb. To dissolve the organization of (a corporation, for example).
  • intransitive verb. To cease to function as an organization; break up.
  • intransitive verb. To separate and move in different directions; disperse.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To release from a bond, restriction, or connection of any kind; unbind; set free.
  • To break up the band or company of; dismiss or dissociate from united service or action; especially, to discharge in a body from military service: as, to disband an orchestra or a society; to disband troops, a regiment, or an army.
  • To dismiss or separate from a band or company; dissociate from a band: as, a disbanded soldier.
  • To break up the constitution of; disintegrate; destroy.
  • To be released from a bond, restriction, or connection; become disunited, separated, or dissolved.
  • To retire from united service or action; separate; break up: as, the army disbanded at the close of the war; the society disbanded on the loss of its funds.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • intransitive verb. To become separated, broken up, dissolved, or scattered; especially, to quit military service by breaking up organization.
  • transitive verb. 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.
  • transitive verb. To divorce.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. to break up or cause to cease to exist
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. stop functioning or cohering as a unit
  • verb. cause to break up or cease to function
  • Word Usage
    "The Irish Progressive Democrats 'decision to disband is obviously a great cause of discomfort for Welsh Lib Dems."
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