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dis·band

   [dis-band]
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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Origin:
1585–95; < Middle French desbander, equivalent to des- dis-1 + -bander, derivative of bande troop, band1

Related forms
dis·band·ment, noun
un·dis·band·ed, adjective
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disband (dɪsˈbænd)
 
—vb
to cease to function or cause to stop functioning, as a unit, group, etc
 
dis'bandment
 
—n

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disband
1590s, from M.Fr. desbander, in military sense, from des- (see dis-) + band (q.v.). Related: Disbanded.
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