debond

English

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *de

Proto-Indo-European *-h₁

Proto-Indo-European *déh₁

Proto-Italic *dē

Latin dē

Latin dē-der.

English de-

Middle English bonden

English bond

English debond

From de- + bond.

debond (third-person singular simple present debonds, present participle debonding, simple past and past participle debonded)

To remove a bonding agent such as glue, or to free from such a bonding
- 2006, Neslihan Eminkahyagil et al., “Effect of Resin-removal Methods on Enamel and Shear Bond Strength of Rebonded Brackets”, in The Angle Orthodontist‎^[1], volume 76, number 2:
  The brackets were debonded by pliers.
- 2021 July 2, Eliott C. McLaughlin, Alta Spells, Francesca Giuliani-Hoffman, “Firm held off on repairs because of stability issues in months before Surfside building collapse”, in CNN‎^[2], archived from the original on 22 November 2021:
  We removed loose, cracked, spalled, deteriorated and delaminated concrete from the balcony soffits of 114 units as well as pool corbels to prevent it from falling, and removed all deteriorated, debonded and falling stucco from balconies.
(law, India) To lift a posted bond
- 1962, India Central Board of Revenue, Indian Sea Customs Manual‎^[3], page 301:
  The Company shall give three months' prior notice to the Customs Collector in case they decide to debond the shipyard.