disband

1 to cease to exist or cause to cease to exist as a group or organization the university disbanded the committee after the report had been submitted the rock group disbanded upon finishing their farewell tour Synonyms break up, disperse, dissolve Related Words demobilize Near Antonyms incorporate; consolidate; hang together Antonyms band, join, unite

2 to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart police disbanded the rioters with tear gas Synonyms clear out, scatter, dispel, disperse, dissipate, squanderRelated Words break up, isolate, part, segregate, separate, split (up); diffuse, disseminate, diverge, spreadNear Antonyms agglutinate, conglomerate; unify, uniteAntonyms assemble, cluster, collect, concentrate, congregate, gather, ingather