disincorporate
English
Etymology
dis- + incorporate
Verb
disincorporate (third-person singular simple present disincorporates, present participle disincorporating, simple past and past participle disincorporated)
- To deprive of corporate rights.
- (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.
Adjective
disincorporate (not comparable)
- Separated from, or not included in, a corporation; disincorporated.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Francis Bacon to this entry?)
References
- Chambers's Etymological Dictionary, 1896, p. 130
Anagrams
- prionoceratids