disband
/dis'bænd/
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Definition
Verb (transitive):
- To cause an organized group, such as a military unit, organization, or team, to stop existing as a formal entity; to break up and disperse.
- To terminate the operation or cohesion of a unit.
Verb (intransitive):
- (Of an organized group) To cease to function or exist as a unit; to break apart and disperse.
Usage
- Transitive Verb: Used when an authority or circumstance causes a group to dissolve.
- The general decided to disband the regiment after the war.
- The board voted to disband the committee.
- Intransitive Verb: Used when a group ceases to function on its own.
- The club disbanded due to lack of members.
- The coalition disbanded after the election.
Advanced Usage
- "to disband into": To disperse and become part of something else or return to a previous state.
- After the festival, the volunteer crew disbanded into the crowd.
- Used in formal or official contexts concerning organizations, military forces, musical groups, or political entities.
Variants and Related Words
- Disbandment (noun): The act of disbanding or the state of being disbanded.
- The disbandment of the parliament led to a political crisis.
Synonyms
- Dissolve: To bring to an end; to disperse.
- Break up: To separate into parts; to end an association.
- Disperse: To scatter or spread over a wide area.
- Demobilize: To discharge from military service.
Antonyms
- Assemble: To gather together; to bring into a group.
- Form: To bring together parts or people to create something.
- Unite: To join together for a common purpose.
Phrasal Verbs
(This word is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. Its meaning is typically expressed as a single verb.)
Related Idioms
(There are no common idioms that use the exact word "disband".)
Verb
- stop functioning or cohering as a unit
- The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting
- cause to break up or cease to function
- the principal disbanded the political student organization