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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Disband \Dis*band"\ (?; see {Dis-}), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Disbanded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disbanding}.] [Pref. dis- +
band: cf. OF. desbander, F. d['e]bander, to unbind, unbend.
See {Band}, and cf. {Disbend}, {Disbind}.]
1. To loose the bands of; to set free; to disunite; to
scatter; to disperse; to break up the organization of;
especially, to dismiss from military service; as, to
disband an army.
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They disbanded themselves and returned, every man to
his own dwelling. --Knolles.
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2. To divorce. [Obs.]
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And therefore . . . she ought to be disbanded.
--Milton.
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