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disestablish

verb [T]
 
 
/ˌdɪs.ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/ formal

Definition

to take away official support and position from a Church or similar organized groupSeparating and dividing disestablishment
 
 
/-mənt/ noun [U]
Separating and dividing
(Definition of disestablish verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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