disband
verb [transitive, intransitive]- disband (somebody/something)
to stop somebody/something from operating as a group; to separate or no longer operate as a group 解散;解体;散伙 They set about disbanding the terrorist groups. 他们开始解散恐怖主义组织。 The committee formally disbanded in August. 委员会于八月份正式解散。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryDisband is used with these nouns as the object:- army
- committee
- militia
- …
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from obsolete French desbander.