dismantle
Americanverb (used with object)
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to deprive or strip of apparatus, furniture, equipment, defenses, etc..
to dismantle a ship; to dismantle a fortress.
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to disassemble or pull down; take apart.
They dismantled the machine and shipped it in pieces.
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to divest of dress, covering, etc..
The wind dismantled the trees of their leaves.
verb
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to take apart
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to demolish or raze
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to strip of covering
Other Word Forms
- dismantlement noun
- dismantler noun
- undismantled adjective
Etymology
Origin of dismantle
From the Middle French word desmanteler, dating back to 1570–80. See dis- 1, mantle
Example Sentences
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They sit in stony silence because they are watching their life’s work being systematically dismantled.
And Sivo scored twice more in the second half as Leeds dismantled the defending Super League champions.
From BBC
They told him the talks had gone badly: Tehran wasn’t willing to end its nuclear enrichment or dismantle its missile program, the officials said.
“The only remedy is to use legitimate state power to dismantle terrorism and terror networks,” Miller wrote in a statement.
From Salon
U.S. negotiators have pushed for Iran to dismantle several nuclear sites and transfer its remaining enriched uranium out of the country, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing officials.
From Barron's
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