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disestablished

disestablished is the simple past and past participle of disestablish.

Meaning of disestablish

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.
    • Ah, but the virtue of public education, it is said, is that it is secular and non-denominational. Don't count on it. Massachusetts, the last state to disestablish religion (1832), didn't until July of 1978 decide that it was unconstitutional for the public school system to subsidize religious...1978 December 9, Mitzel, “Post-Briggs Blues”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 20, page 5
  2. To abolish (an existing position of employment).

Words formed from disestablished

Questions about disestablished

What is disestablished the simple past and past participle of?
Disestablished is the simple past and past participle of disestablish.

Words near disestablished in the dictionary

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  5. disestablish
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  7. disestablisher
  8. disestablishers
  9. disestablishes
  10. disestablishing
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