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disband Definition

dis·band (dis band′)

transitive verb

  1. to break up (an association or organization)
  2. to dismiss (a military force) from service

Etymology: MFr desbander: see dis- & band

intransitive verb

to cease to exist or function as an organization; scatter; disperse

disband Related Forms
dis·band′·ment noun
disband Synonyms

disband

v.

scatter, disperse, demobilize, disarm, break up, call off, dismiss, send home, go home, disorganize, muster out; see also leave 1.

disband Usage Examples

Object

  • squadron: T the squadron disbanded on 29 July 1945, .
  • regiment: Surely if ever there was a time not to disband great regiments it is now.
  • battalion: The battalion disbanded in April, 1999, after a Government defense review.
  • army: In fact, the rebels comprised at most 300 heavily armed fighters, led by former officers of the disbanded former army.
  • soldier: The bandits are mainly disbanded soldiers who have retained their rifles.
  • unit: Defense cuts following the end of the Cold War saw the unit disbanded in March 1994.

Preposition: at

  • end: The Squadron was disbanded at the end of 1960.
  • beginning: Robert Wiseman did have a seasonality scheme, however this was disbanded at the beginning of 2006.

Preposition: as

  • part: Sadly 16 and 54 Squadrons disbanded as part of the Jaguar force draw-down in March 2005.

Adjective complement

  • due: The X Men disbanded due to musical differences, and seemed to be missed by the fans they had gathered.

Modifying Another Word

  • temporarily: The Club was founded in 1786 and temporarily disbanded in 1861 when hunting ceased in the Country.
  • formally: The majority stayed with the TGWU, but the rank and file movement formally disbanded in 1938.
  • officially: The Club officially disbanded on 31 January, 1959.
  • finally: The Land Army was finally disbanded in November 1950.
  • eventually: When Co eventually disbanded we got together with Jason and George and after a few sessions and gigs Orson was born.
  • soon: By the end of July, Adolf Eichmann had left Hungary, and his task force was disbanded soon after.

Preposition: after

  • year: The Samurai order does not seem to have done much and was apparently disbanded after a year or so.
  • war: The Club was really intended to be a drinking club, which would disband after the war.

Used with why or when

  • when: The task forces have a limited life and are disbanded when their work is complete.

Preposition: with

  • effect: However they need not have bothered for threats receded almost overnight and the Aldbourne Rifle Corps disbanded with almost immediate effect.