Disincorporate
//ˌdɪsɪŋˈkɔː(ɹ)pəɹeɪt// adj, verb
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Definitions
Verb
- 1 To deprive of corporate rights.
- 2 To revoke the charter of an incorporated town or city. US
"Four towns in the Quabbin Valley were disincorporated, and their residents relocated, to create a reservoir."
Adjective
- 1 Separated from, or not included in, a corporation; disincorporated. not-comparable
"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"
Example
More examples"Four towns in the Quabbin Valley were disincorporated, and their residents relocated, to create a reservoir."
Etymology
From dis- + incorporate.
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