disband

/dɪsˈbænd/

disband means to break up or (cause to) cease to exist; to disperse.

disband is pronounced /dɪsˈbænd/.

Etymology

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

To break up or (cause to) cease to exist; to disperse.e.g.“The president wanted to disband the scandal-plagued agency.”
To loose the bands of; to set free.
To divorce.e.g.“And therefore […] she ought to be disbanded.” — 1643, J[ohn] M[ilton], The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce: […], London: […] T[homas] P[aine] and M[atthew] S[immons] […], →OCLC:

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Words closest in meaning

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disbanding 75% match — A disbandment. vs disband →
disbandment 74% match — The act of disbanding vs disband →
disbander 70% match — One who disbands something. vs disband →
dissipate 69% match — To drive away, disperse. vs disband →
disgregate 65% match — To disperse; to scatter. vs disband →
disunify 64% match — To cause to cease to be unified; to split up or dissociate. vs disband →
dispansion 62% match — Act of dispanding, i.e. spreading out, or state of being dispanded. vs disband →
dissunder 62% match — To separate; to break apart; to destroy. vs disband →