disincorporate

English

Etymology

dis- +‎ incorporate

Verb

disincorporate (third-person singular simple present disincorporates, present participle disincorporating, simple past and past participle disincorporated)

1. To deprive of corporate rights.
2. (US) To revoke the charter of an incorporated town or city.

Three towns in the Quabbin Valley were disincorporated, and their residents relocated to create a resevoir.

Adjective

disincorporate (not comparable)

1. Separated from, or not included in, a corporation; disincorporated.

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References

• Chambers's Etymological Dictionary, 1896, p. 130