"disestablish" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /dɪsɪˈstæblɪʃ/ [UK] Forms: disestablishes [present, singular, third-person], disestablishing [participle, present], disestablished [participle, past], disestablished [past]
Etymology: From dis- + establish. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|dis|establish}} dis- + establish Head templates: {{en-verb}} disestablish (third-person singular simple present disestablishes, present participle disestablishing, simple past and past participle disestablished)
  1. To deprive (an established church, military squadron, operations base, etc.) of its official status. Translations (To make stable or firm; to confirm): destabilizzare (Italian), rovesciare (Italian), abbattere (Italian), disfare (Italian)
    Sense id: en-disestablish-en-verb-34T8IS5i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with dis-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dis-: 72 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of 'To make stable or firm; to confirm': 72 28
  2. To abolish (an existing position of employment).
    Sense id: en-disestablish-en-verb-JUb-SF87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: abolish, disempower, dissolve, unincorporate Derived forms: disestablishment, disestablishmentarian, disestablishmentarianism, antidisestablishmentarianism

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "To make stable or firm; to confirm",
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      "sense": "To make stable or firm; to confirm",
      "word": "rovesciare"
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      "word": "abbattere"
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