disenroll

English

Alternative forms

• disenrol

Etymology

From dis- +‎ enroll.

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To cancel enrolment of; to remove from a list.
   • 2011, Constance Courtney Staley, Steve Staley, FOCUS on College and Career Success, page 12:

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

   • 2023 October 25, Danielle Ofri, “It Shouldn’t Be This Easy to Lose Your Health Insurance”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     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.

2. (transitive) To eject (a member) from a tribe.
   • 2011 December 12, James Dao, “In California, Indian Tribes With Casino Money Cast Off Members”, in The New York Times‎^[2]:

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

Related terms

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