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disenroll

disenroll verb: to cancel enrollment of; to remove from a list.

Verb

disenroll (third-person singular simple present disenrolls, present participle disenrolling, simple past and past participle disenrolled)

  1. (transitive) To cancel enrollment of; to remove from a list.
    • And in some cases, students who haven't taken a prereq are actually disenrolled from the course that requires it.2011, Constance Courtney Staley, Steve Staley, FOCUS on College and Career Success, page 12
    • But the simpler and more humane option would be to keep the continuous coverage we adopted during the pandemic and disenroll people only if I.R.S. and other data sources demonstrate sustained higher income or insurance from another job.2023 October 25, Danielle Ofri, “It Shouldn’t Be This Easy to Lose Your Health Insurance”, in The New York Times
  2. (transitive) To eject (a member) from a tribe.
    • But only in recent years, experts say, have they begun routinely disenrolling Indians deemed inauthentic members of a group.2011 December 12, James Dao, “In California, Indian Tribes With Casino Money Cast Off Members”, in The New York Times

Forms of disenroll

third-person singular presentdisenrolls
present participledisenrolling
past participledisenrolled
pastdisenrolled
alternative formdisenrol

Origin of disenroll

From dis- + enroll.

Questions about disenroll

What does disenroll mean?
Disenroll means to cancel enrollment of; to remove from a list.
What part of speech is disenroll?
Disenroll is a verb.
What is the past tense of disenroll?
The past tense of disenroll is disenrolled.

Words near disenroll in the dictionary

  1. disennobles
  2. disennobling
  3. disenrich
  4. disenriched
  5. disenrol
  6. disenroll
  7. disenrolled
  8. disenrolling
  9. disenrollment
  10. disenrollments
  11. disenrolls

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