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disestablish
dis·es·tab·lish [ dìssə stábblish ] (past and past participle dis·es·tab·lished, present participle dis·es·tab·lish·ing, 3rd person present singular dis·es·tab·lish·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. stop long established custom: to undo or change something that has been established for a long time
2. end connection between church and state: to end the official relationship between the state and a nation's established church or religion

dis·es·tab·lish·ment noun
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