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disestablish

/dɪsɪˈstæblɪʃ/ UK

verb disestablishes · disestablishing · disestablished

To deprive (an established church, military squadron, operations base, etc.) of its official status. Ah, but the virtue of public education, it is said, is that it is secular and non-denominational. Don't count on it. Massachusetts, the last state to disestablish religion (1832), didn't until July of 1978 decide that it was unconstitutional for the public school system to subsidize religious school
To abolish (an existing position of employment).

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verb To make stable or firm; to confirm

Italiano	destabilizzare, rovesciare, abbattere, disfare

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@misc{disestablish_2026,
  title = {disestablish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/disestablish},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}