disbands
Scatters the group
Disbands is the third-person singular of disband, meaning to break up or dissolve a group.
An organization that disbands ceases to exist as a unit: The committee disbands after submitting its report.
A leader disbands a group by ordering its dissolution: The general disbands the regiment.
Distribute in random directions
- disperseCause to spread apart
- dispersionScattering across space
- dispersalSpreading in many directions
- spreadTo distribute widely
fragmentation · diaspora · displacement · dissipation · scattering · diffusion · distribution · redistribute
Disperse into liquid
- disintegrationProcess of breaking apart
- breakupRomantic relationship's termination
- dismantlingTaking apart systematically
- winding-upFormal business dissolution
liquidation · termination · cessation · discontinuation · demobilization · deactivation · folding · closure
To let go
To set apart
detach · disconnect · disunite · disengage · decouple · sunder · disjoin · disassociate
scatter
Distribute in random directions
- disperseCause to spread apart
- dispersionScattering across space
- dispersalSpreading in many directions
spread · fragmentation · diaspora · displacement · dissipation · scattering · diffusion · distribution · redistribute · fan-out
dissolve
Disperse into liquid
- disintegrationProcess of breaking apart
- breakupRomantic relationship's termination
- dismantlingTaking apart systematically
winding-up · liquidation · termination · cessation · discontinuation · demobilization · deactivation · folding · closure · ending
release
To let go
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- freeWithout payment or restriction
- liberateSet free from captivity
dismiss · relieve · stand-down · furlough · retire · cashier · demob
separate
To set apart
sever · detach · disconnect · disunite · disengage · decouple · sunder · disjoin · disassociate · fracture
revoke
Officially cancel authorization
invalidate · repeal · cancel · void · annul · abrogate · terminate · quash · countermand
- decentralizationdecentralized, distribute, spread, disperse, scatter