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disincorporate en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /ˌdɪsɪŋˈkɔː(ɹ)pəɹət/ anjective

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English incorporate English disincorporate From dis- + incorporate.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Separated from, or not included in, a corporation; disincorporated.
   • So as it is a thing of great use well to define , what , and of what latitude those points are , which do make men merely aliens and disincorporate from the church of God 1605, Francis Bacon, “(please specify |book=1 or 2)”, in The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the Proficience and Aduancement of Learning, Diuine and Humane, London: […] [Thomas Purfoot and Thomas Creede] for Henrie Tomes, […], →OCLC:

disincorporate en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌdɪsɪŋˈkɔː(ɹ)pəɹeɪt/
• /ˌdɪsɪŋˈkɔː(ɹ)pəɹət/ anjective

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English incorporate English disincorporate From dis- + incorporate.

Meanings

1. To deprive of corporate rights.
2. (US) To revoke the charter of an incorporated town or city.
   • Four towns in the Quabbin Valley were disincorporated, and their residents relocated, to create a reservoir.

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