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disband

v.
C1 Advanced US //dɪsˈbænd// UK //dɪsbˈænd// dis·band Archaic

v. to officially end a group or organization. You use this when a team, a band, or a government decides to stop working together.

v. to formally dissolve or cease to exist as a group or organization. Often used in the context of military units, political parties, or musical ensembles.


SIMPLE

The band decided to disband after their final tour.

CONTEXTUAL

The committee voted to disband the task force because the project was no longer a priority for the board.

COMPLEX

After decades of internal conflict and shifting political allegiances, the coalition eventually disband, leaving the country to face the transition to a new government without a clear plan.

Synonyms
Origin

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.

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