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disestablish

verb
/dɪsɪˈstæblɪʃ/UK

Etymology

From dis- + establish.

  1. derived from stabilio
  2. inherited from establissen
  3. prefixed as disestablish — “dis + establish”

Definitions

  1. To deprive (an established church, military squadron, operations base, etc.) of its…

    To deprive (an established church, military squadron, operations base, etc.) of its official status.

    • Furthermore, disestablishing the Catholic church in February 1795 essentially instituted a free field in religious belief.

  2. To abolish (an existing position of employment).

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Derived

antidisestablishmentarianism, disestablisher, disestablishment, disestablishmentarian, disestablishmentarianism, undisestablished

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