disband

disband is a 7-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 13 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. 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.
2. transitive verb. To divorce.
3. intransitive verb. To become separated, broken up, dissolved, or scattered; especially, to quit military service by breaking up organization.
4. verb. stop functioning or cohering as a unit

   "The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting"

   Synonyms: dissolve

5. verb. cause to break up or cease to function

   "the principal disbanded the political student organization"

Synonyms

dissolve

Common word forms

disbands, disbanded, disbanding, disbandment

Words from these letters

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