v. dis·band·ed, dis·band·ing, dis·bands v.tr. To dissolve the organization of (a corporation, for example). v.intr. 1. To cease to function as an organization; break up. 2. To separate and move in different directions; disperse. [Obsolete French desbander, to separate someone from a troop : des-, dis- + Old French band, troop; see BAND2.] dis·bandment n. |
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