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English verb: disband

1. disband (motion) cause to break up or cease to function


SamplesThe principal disbanded the political student organization.


Pattern of useSomebody ----s somebody.
Something ----s somebody


Broader (hypernym)break up, dispel, disperse, dissipate, scatter

2. disband (motion) stop functioning or cohering as a unit


SamplesThe political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting.


Synonymsdissolve


Pattern of useSomething ----s.
Somebody ----s


Broader (hypernym)break up









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