disband

Verb

Meaning

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.

To divorce.

To become separated, broken up, dissolved, or scattered; especially, to quit military service by breaking up organization.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

dissolve release separate break split destroy divorce scattered dissolved divide discharge disappear dismiss terminate disperse
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Antonyms

collect assemble converge conjugate convene congregate
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Hypernyms

disperse scatter break-up dissipate dispel

Related terms

disbandment

Derivatives

disbanded disbanding

Anagrams

Sindbad

Examples

Until and unless we could disband these militias, this country won't be able to function properly. Adnan Pachachi

To disband the armies and destroy the forts, to diffuse love and brotherhood, and peace and justice in the place of war and strife, could tend only to the building up of character, the elevation of the soul, and the strength and well-being of the state. Clarence Darrow

I have now decided to disband the Order, as I happen to be its Head. You can form other organizations and expect someone else. With that I am not concerned, nor with creating new cages, new decorations for those cages. My only concern is to set men absolutely, unconditionally free. Jiddu Krishnamurti

If any of our songs ever did make it on the top ten, I'd disband the group immediately. Robert Smith (musician)

The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting Source: Internet

the principal disbanded the political student organization Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

disbalance disbalanced disbalancement disbander disbanding disbandment