Dictionary Entry
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
- 1transitive 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.
- 2transitive verb
To divorce.
- 3intransitive verb
To become separated, broken up, dissolved, or scattered; especially, to quit military service by breaking up organization.
- 4verb
stop functioning or cohering as a unit
"The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting"
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- 5verb
cause to break up or cease to function
"the principal disbanded the political student organization"
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