disestablish

动词 v.
/dɪsɪˈstæblɪʃ/   

英文释义

动词 v.
  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 schools through so-called textbook loans.
  2. To abolish (an existing position of employment).

词形变化

disestablishes present,singular,third-person disestablishing participle,present disestablished participle,past disestablished past

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-
Proto-Italic *dis-
Latin dis-
Old French des-bor.

Latin dis-bor.
Middle English dis-
English dis-
English establish
English disestablish
From dis- + establish.
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