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DISINCORPORATE
Etymology
Verb
disincorporate (third-person singular simple present disincorporates, present participle disincorporating, simple past and past participle disincorporated)
To deprive of corporate rights.
(US) To revoke the charter of an incorporated town or city.
Adjective
disincorporate (not comparable)
Separated from, or not included in, a corporation; disincorporated.
Anagrams
• prionoceratids
Source: Wiktionary
Dis`in*cor"po*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disincorporated; p. pr. & vb. n. Disincorporating.]
1. To deprive of corporate powers, rights, or privileges; to divest of the condition of a corporate body.
2. To detach or separate from a corporation. Bacon.
Dis`in*cor"po*rate, a.
Definition: Separated from, or not included in, a corporation; disincorporated. Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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