Disband

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /dɪsˈbænd/
• Rhymes: -ænd

Origin

From Middle French desbander

Full definition of disband

Verb

1. To break up or cause to cease to exist.The president wanted to disband the scandal-plagued agency.
• KnollesThey disbanded themselves and returned, every man to his own dwelling.
2. (obsolete) To loose the bands of; to set free.
3. (obsolete) To divorce.
• MiltonAnd therefore ... she ought to be disbanded.