English Explanatory Dictionary

disband

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/dɪsˈbænd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-disband.wav

Word forms

disband disbands disbanding disbanded

Etymology

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.

Related words

disbandment

Derived words

disbander undisbanded
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