disband
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disband
- /dɪsˈbænd/ UK
Rhymes with -ænd
Where it comes from
Attested since the 1590s, from Middle French desbander (Modern French débander), from des- (English dis-) + bande (English band), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie”). By surface analysis, dis- + band.
verb disbands · disbanding · disbanded
- To break up or (cause to) cease to exist; to disperse. The president wanted to disband the scandal-plagued agency.
- To loose the bands of; to set free.
- To divorce. And therefore […] she ought to be disbanded.
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verb to break up or cause to cease to exist
| Español | desmantelar, disolver, desbandar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 解散する kaisan suru |
| 中文 | 解散 jiěsàn |
| Português | dispersar, debandar |
| Français | démanteler, décommissionner, dissoudre |
| Deutsch | auflösen |
| Русский | распуска́ть raspuskátʹ, распусти́ть raspustítʹ, расформиро́вывать rasformiróvyvatʹ, расформирова́ть rasformirovátʹ |
| العربية | حَلَّ ḥalla, سَرَّحَ sarraḥa |
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title = {disband},
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year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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