disestablish
UK/dɪsɪ'stæblɪʃ/US/'disis'tæbliʃ/
A2
Definitions
v.
To withdraw official or state status from an institution, especially a national church
废除官方地位；使（教会）与国家分离
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveddis-not, apart, away
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establishroot
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dis- (reverse) + establish. establish = Latin stabilīre ('make firm,' from stāre 'to stand,' root st). To establish is to set on firm standing; to disestablish is to undo that official standing — most often used of separating a church from the state.
Common Collocations
- 1.disestablish the church使教会脱离国家
- 2.disestablish the official religion废除官方宗教地位
Example Sentences
- 1.
Reformers campaigned to disestablish the national church.
- 2.
The proposal would disestablish the official religion.