disband

Meaning

1. To break up or (cause to) cease to exist; to disperse.
2. (obsolete) To loose the bands of; to set free.
3. (obsolete) To divorce.

Synonyms

disperse

dissolve

scatter

dismiss

break up

liquidate

cashier

dissipate

take apart

bust

dispel

break

dilute

decompose

wind up

wipe out

disintegrate

demobilise

demobilize

demolish

die

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discharge

dismantle

dismount

disorganize

dispense with

dispersed

dissociate

do away with

drop

dwindle away

exterminate

fall apart

fragment

get rid of

go

go bad

knock down

litter

macerate

melt

nullify

proliferate

release

remove

repeal

rescind

rid

sack

scrap

send away

smash

splinter

split up

spread

strew

strike out

suppress

trim

unbind

uncage

undo

unhand

unleash

unloose

void

atomise

break apart

demulsify

disunify

disincorporate

delete

send home

abate

abolish

abrogate

annihilate

annul

atomize

bang up

blast

blow

blow out

break down

breakup

cancel

clear off

cross out

decay

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪsˈbænd/

Etymology

Cognate with French: débander

In summary

Attested since the 1590s, from Middle French desbander (Modern French débander), from des- (English dis-) + bande (English band), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie”). By surface analysis, dis- + band.