disenroll

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verb

To cancel enrollment of; to remove from a list.

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Meanings

verbdisenroll (third-person singular simple present disenrolls, present participle disenrolling, simple past and past participle disenrolled)

present singular third person disenrolls · participle present disenrolling · participle past disenrolled · past disenrolled · alternative disenrol

  1. transitiveTo cancel enrollment of; to remove from a list.

    And in some cases, students who haven't taken a prereq are actually disenrolled from the course that requires it.

    2011, Constance Courtney Staley, Steve Staley, FOCUS on College and Career Success, page 12
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    But the simpler and more humane option would be to keep the continuous coverage we adopted during the pandemic and disenroll people only if I.R.S. and other data sources demonstrate sustained higher income or insurance from another job.

    2023 October 25, Danielle Ofri, “It Shouldn’t Be This Easy to Lose Your Health Insurance”, in The New York Times
  2. transitiveTo eject (a member) from a tribe.

    But only in recent years, experts say, have they begun routinely disenrolling Indians deemed inauthentic members of a group.

    2011 December 12, James Dao, “In California, Indian Tribes With Casino Money Cast Off Members”, in The New York Times

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APA

disenroll. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disenroll

MLA

“disenroll.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disenroll. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disenroll,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disenroll.

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