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dis·es·tab·lish

(dĭs′ĭ-stăb′lĭsh)

tr.v. dis·es·tab·lished, dis·es·tab·lish·ing, dis·es·tab·lish·es

1. To alter the status of (something established by authority or general acceptance).

2. To deprive (a church) of official governmental support.

dis′es·tab′lish·ment n.

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disestablish

(ˌdɪsɪˈstæblɪʃ)

(Ecclesiastical Terms) (tr) to deprive (a church, custom, institution, etc) of established status

ˌdisesˈtablishment n

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dis•es•tab•lish

(ˌdɪs ɪˈstæb lɪʃ)

v.t.

1. to deprive of the character of being established; abolish.

2. to withdraw exclusive state recognition or support from (a church).

[1590–1600]

dis`es•tab′lish•ment, n.

disestablish

Past participle: disestablished
Gerund: disestablishing

Imperative
disestablish
disestablish

Present
I disestablish
you disestablish
he/she/it disestablishes
we disestablish
you disestablish
they disestablish

Preterite
I disestablished
you disestablished
he/she/it disestablished
we disestablished
you disestablished
they disestablished

Present Continuous
I am disestablishing
you are disestablishing
he/she/it is disestablishing
we are disestablishing
you are disestablishing
they are disestablishing

Present Perfect
I have disestablished
you have disestablished
he/she/it has disestablished
we have disestablished
you have disestablished
they have disestablished

Past Continuous
I was disestablishing
you were disestablishing
he/she/it was disestablishing
we were disestablishing
you were disestablishing
they were disestablishing

Past Perfect
I had disestablished
you had disestablished
he/she/it had disestablished
we had disestablished
you had disestablished
they had disestablished

Future
I will disestablish
you will disestablish
he/she/it will disestablish
we will disestablish
you will disestablish
they will disestablish

Future Perfect
I will have disestablished
you will have disestablished
he/she/it will have disestablished
we will have disestablished
you will have disestablished
they will have disestablished

Future Continuous
I will be disestablishing
you will be disestablishing
he/she/it will be disestablishing
we will be disestablishing
you will be disestablishing
they will be disestablishing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been disestablishing
you have been disestablishing
he/she/it has been disestablishing
we have been disestablishing
you have been disestablishing
they have been disestablishing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been disestablishing
you will have been disestablishing
he/she/it will have been disestablishing
we will have been disestablishing
you will have been disestablishing
they will have been disestablishing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been disestablishing
you had been disestablishing
he/she/it had been disestablishing
we had been disestablishing
you had been disestablishing
they had been disestablishing

Conditional
I would disestablish
you would disestablish
he/she/it would disestablish
we would disestablish
you would disestablish
they would disestablish

Past Conditional
I would have disestablished
you would have disestablished
he/she/it would have disestablished
we would have disestablished
you would have disestablished
they would have disestablished

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Verb

disestablish - deprive (an established church) of its status

church service, church - a service conducted in a house of worship; "don't be late for church"

impoverish, deprive - take away

Translations

disestablish

[ˌdɪsɪsˈtæblɪʃ] VT [+ church] → separar del Estado

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disestablish

[ˌdɪsɪˈstæblɪʃ] vt [+ Church, institution] → séparer de l'État

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disestablish

vt the Church → vom Staat trennen

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