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dis·band
(dĭs-bănd′)v. dis·band·ed, dis·band·ing, dis·bands
v.tr.
To dissolve the organization of (a corporation, for example).
v.intr.
1. To cease to function as an organization; break up.
2. To separate and move in different directions; disperse.
[Obsolete French desbander, to separate someone from a troop : des-, dis- + Old French band, troop; see band2.]
dis·band′ment n.
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disband
(dɪsˈbænd)vb
to cease to function or cause to stop functioning, as a unit, group, etc
disˈbandment n
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dis•band
(dɪsˈbænd)v.t.
1. to break up (an organization).
v.i. 2. to disperse.
[1585–95; < Middle French desbander]
dis•band′ment, n.
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disband
Past participle: disbanded
Gerund: disbanding
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Verb | 1. | disband - cause to break up or cease to function; "the principal disbanded the political student organization" |
2. | disband - stop functioning or cohering as a unit; "The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting" break up - come apart; "the group broke up" |
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disband
verb
1. dismiss, separate, break up, scatter, dissolve, let go, disperse, send home, demobilize All the armed groups will be disbanded.
2. break up, separate, scatter, disperse, part company, go (their) separate ways The rebels have agreed to disband by the end of the month.
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Translations
يُسَرِّحُ، يَحُلُّ
rozpadnoutrozpustit
opløsesprede
szélnek ereszt
leysa upp
išformuotiišsiformuotilikviduotis
izformētizjuktizklīst
dağıtmakterhis etmek
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
disband
[ˌdɪsˈbænd] vt
[+ troops] → démobiliser
[+ group, party] → dissoudre
vi
[troops] → se disperser
[party] → se dissoudre; [group] → se séparer
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
disband
[dɪsˈbænd]1. vt (army) → congedare, smobilitare; (organization) → sciogliere
2. vi → sciogliersi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
disband
(disˈbӕnd) verb to (cause a group, eg a military force to) break up. The regiment disbanded at the end of the war.
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