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DISBANDED
Verb
disbanded
simple past tense and past participle of disband
Source: Wiktionary
DISBAND
Dis*band" (; see Dis-), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disbanded; p. pr. & vb. n. Disbanding.] Etym: [Pref. dis- + band: cf. OF. desbander, F. débander, to unbind, unbend. See Band, and cf. Disbend, Disbind.]
1. To loose the bands of; to set free; to disunite; to scatter; to disperse; to break up the organization of; especially, to dismiss from military service; as, to disband an army. They disbanded themselves and returned, every man to his own dwelling. Knolles.
2. To divorce. [Obs.] And therefore . . . she ought to be disbanded. Milton.
Dis*band", v. i.
Definition: To become separated, broken up, dissolved, or scattered; especially, to quit military service by breaking up organization.
When both rocks and all things shall disband. Herbert. Human society would in a short space disband. Tillotson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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