Meaning of DISBAND
| Pronunciation: | | dis'band
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- [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
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| | Synonyms: | | dissolve |
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| | See Also: | | break up, dispel, disperse, dissipate, scatter | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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