disestablish

From dis- +‎ establish.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪsɪˈstæblɪʃ/

disestablish (third-person singular simple present disestablishes, present participle disestablishing, simple past and past participle disestablished)

1. To deprive (an established church, military squadron, operations base, etc.) of its official status.
   • 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 556:

     Furthermore, disestablishing the Catholic church in February 1795 essentially instituted a free field in religious belief.

2. To abolish (an existing position of employment).

• abolish
• disempower
• dissolve
• unincorporate

• disestablishment
• disestablishmentarian
• disestablishmentarianism
• antidisestablishmentarianism