English edit

Etymology edit

dis- +‎ incorporate

Pronunciation edit

  • (verb) IPA(key): /ˌdɪsɪŋˈkɔː(ɹ)pəɹeɪt/
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  • (anjective) IPA(key): /ˌdɪsɪŋˈkɔː(ɹ)pəɹət/
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Verb edit

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

Adjective edit

disincorporate (not comparable)

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

References edit

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

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