| 单词 | disestablish |
| 释义 | disestablish (once / 11130 pages) v To disestablish something is to take away its official status. If your school’s table tennis team isn’t any good, why not disestablish it and start a new one? To establish something is to found it or to set it up. To disestablish something is to do the opposite. This word is typically used in the context of national churches. When such a church is disestablished, it loses its official status. This word is notable for being part of one of the longest words in the English language: opposition to disestablishment is called antidisestablishmentarianism. WORD FAMILYdisestablish: disestablished, disestablishes, disestablishing, disestablishment+/establish: disestablish, established, establishes, establishing, establishment, reestablish/established: self-established, unestablished/establishment: establishmentarianism, establishmentism, establishments, re-establishment/establishmentarianism: antiestablishmentarianism/establishmentism: antiestablishmentism/reestablish: reestablished, reestablishes, reestablishing USAGE EXAMPLES“Most of the time, schools will wait for the Navy to disestablish them,” he said. Seattle Times(May 11, 2016) Government programs, once established, do not tend to disestablish themselves, but the growth and modernization of the federal government was probably inevitable. The New Yorker(Dec 21, 2015) It takes an act of Congress to establish or disestablish a Cabinet-level department. Washington Post(Sep 10, 2015) v deprive (an established church) of its status Hyper deprive, impoverish take away |
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