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disestablishes

disestablishes is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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).

Questions about disestablishes

What is disestablishes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Disestablishes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of disestablish.

Words near disestablishes in the dictionary

  1. disesquiterpenoids
  2. disestablish
  3. disestablished
  4. disestablisher
  5. disestablishers
  6. disestablishes
  7. disestablishing
  8. disestablishment
  9. disestablishmentarian
  10. disestablishmentarianism
  11. disestablishmentarianisms

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