disestablish
verb/ˌdɪsɪˈstæblɪʃ/
/ˌdɪsɪˈstæblɪʃ/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they disestablish | /ˌdɪsɪˈstæblɪʃ/ /ˌdɪsɪˈstæblɪʃ/ |
| he / she / it disestablishes | /ˌdɪsɪˈstæblɪʃɪz/ /ˌdɪsɪˈstæblɪʃɪz/ |
| past simple disestablished | /ˌdɪsɪˈstæblɪʃt/ /ˌdɪsɪˈstæblɪʃt/ |
| past participle disestablished | /ˌdɪsɪˈstæblɪʃt/ /ˌdɪsɪˈstæblɪʃt/ |
| -ing form disestablishing | /ˌdɪsɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ/ /ˌdɪsɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ/ |
- disestablish something to end the official status of something, especially a national Church
- a campaign to disestablish the Church of England
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