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    disestablish
    /ˌdɪsɪˈstablɪʃ/

    verb

    • 1. deprive (an organization, especially a national Church) of its official status: "the Anglican Church in Wales was disestablished in 1919"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDISESTABLISH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Disestablish means to take away official support and position from a Church or similar organized group. See the formal meaning, pronunciation, and usage examples from literature and sources on the web.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › disestablishDisestablish Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Disestablish is a verb that means to deprive of an established status, especially of a church. Learn the word history, examples, and related articles from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › disestablishDISESTABLISH Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Disestablish definition: to deprive of the character of being established; cancel; abolish.. See examples of DISESTABLISH used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDISESTABLISH definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    Disestablish means to take away official support and position from a Church or similar organized group. Learn more about the meaning, usage and pronunciation of this formal verb with examples from literature and sources on the web.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › disestablishDisestablish - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    To disestablish something is to take away its official status. If your school’s table tennis team isn’t any good, why not disestablish it and start a new one? To establish something is to found it or to set it up.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › disestablishdisestablish verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Disestablish means to end the official status of something, especially a national Church. Learn how to use this formal verb with pictures, pronunciation and usage notes from Oxford University Press.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDISESTABLISH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Disestablish means to take away the official status of a church or religion, or to cancel or abolish something. Learn how to use this word in sentences and see its synonyms, pronunciation and origin.