- 1. v. t. To loose the bands of; to set free; to disunite; to scatter; to disperse; to break up the organization of; especially, to dismiss from military service; as, to disband an army. Source: opted
- 2. v. t. To divorce. Source: opted
- 3. v. i. To become separated, broken up, dissolved, or scattered; especially, to quit military service by breaking up organization. Source: opted
- 4. v. cause to break up or cease to function Source: wordnet
- 5. v. stop functioning or cohering as a unit Source: wordnet
- 6. 1. To loose the bands of; to set free; to disunite; to scatter; to disperse; to break up the organization of; especially, to dismiss from military service; as, to disband an army. They disbanded themselves and returned, every man to his own dwelling. Knolles. 2. To divorce. [Obs.] And therefore . . . she ought to be disbanded. Milton. To become separated, broken up, dissolved, or scattered; especially, to quit military service by breaking up organization. When both rocks and all things shall disband. Herbert. Human society would in a short space disband. Tillotson. Source: webster
- 7. To become separated, broken up, dissolved, or scattered;especially, to quit military service by breaking up organization. Source: adambom
- 8. v:100 v. cause to break up or cease to function v. stop functioning or cohering as a unit Source: ecdict
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