disestablish
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /dɪsɪˈstæblɪʃ/
Verb

disestablish (disestablishes, present participle disestablishing; past and past participle disestablished)

  1. To deprive (an established church, military squadron, operations base, etc.) of its official status.
    • 2002, Colin Jones (historian), The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 556:
      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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