English verb: disband | |||
1. | disband (motion) cause to break up or cease to function | ||
Samples | The principal disbanded the political student organization. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | break up, dispel, disperse, dissipate, scatter | ||
2. | disband (motion) stop functioning or cohering as a unit | ||
Samples | The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting. | ||
Synonyms | dissolve | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | break up | ||