disband
Use Disband in a sentence
verb (used with object)
1.
to break up or dissolve (an organization): They disbanded the corporation.
verb (used without object)
2.
to disperse.
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disband (dɪsˈbænd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| to cease to function or cause to stop functioning, as a unit, group, etc | |
| dis'bandment | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
As family units disband, raccoons become increasingly solitary.
Earlier this year, one large rebel group agreed to disband and has begun to integrate into the national army.
Impromptu picking camps spring up and disband in a matter of weeks, leaving garbage pits and barren land in their wake.
The walk will disband on the grounds of the monument.
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