disestablish
/ˌdɪsɪˈstæblɪʃ/
verb
- To end the official status of a church or religion as a state institution.
- Some activists want to disestablish the Church of England.
- The debate over whether to disestablish the state religion lasted for years.
- The government voted to disestablish the national church.
- To remove something from an established position or system; to dismantle or abolish an institution or practice.
- They moved to disestablish the outdated department within the university.
- The committee decided to disestablish the old scholarship program.
- The new law would disestablish several government agencies.