disband

verb

dis·​band dis-ˈband How to pronounce disband (audio)
disbanded; disbanding; disbands

transitive verb

: to break up the organization of : dissolve

intransitive verb

: to break up as an organization : disperse
disbandment noun

Examples of disband in a Sentence

They've decided to disband the club. The members of the organization have decided to disband.
Recent Examples on the Web Chevalier himself said that the unit voluntarily disbanded in early 1942, shortly after America entered the war. TIME, 8 Mar. 2024 The pair will disband as co-CEOs of the company, though Yari will remain an investor. Matt Donnelly, Variety, 8 Mar. 2024 Brothers Chris and Rich Robinson disbanded the group in 2015, but reconciled in 2019. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2024 The school disbanded the program in early 2023 when the dean who created it left Virginia Tech and told the Supreme Court it would not be revived. Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2024 The collective had disbanded by the 1980s, but Mona Igutsaq now runs Taluq Design out of a single-room storefront that has taught sewing to women here since 1995. Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Feb. 2024 It has since been disbanded amid shifting policies and focus. Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2024 The district was subsequently disbanded, with its assets and liabilities turned over to Contra Costa County, which subsequently settled legal claims by the two women for $350,000. East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024 That summer, during the VMAs, Tiffany Haddish tried to throw shade at the Fifth Harmony girls for disbanding. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Middle French desbander, from des- dis- + bande band

First Known Use

1591, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of disband was in 1591

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Cite this Entry

“Disband.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disband. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

disband

verb
dis·​band dis-ˈband How to pronounce disband (audio)
: to break up the organization of a group : disperse
disband the club
disbandment noun

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