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dismantle
[ dis-man-tl ]
verb (used with object)
- to deprive or strip of apparatus, furniture, equipment, defenses, etc.:
to dismantle a ship; to dismantle a fortress.
- to disassemble or pull down; take apart:
They dismantled the machine and shipped it in pieces.
- to divest of dress, covering, etc.:
The wind dismantled the trees of their leaves.
dismantle
/ dɪsˈmæntəl /
verb
- to take apart
- to demolish or raze
- to strip of covering
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Derived Forms
- disˈmantler, noun
- disˈmantlement, noun
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Other Words From
- dis·mantle·ment noun
- dis·mantler noun
- undis·mantled adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dismantle1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dismantle1
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Example Sentences
Prepared not just to dismantle inequitable systems but to rebuild them.
This language also suggests that dismantling racism doesn’t require confronting those privileged by racism.
A new, sweeping national security law imposed by Beijing is taking hold, and what remain of Hong Kong’s formerly robust liberties are being systematically dismantled.
In a scathing decision, the judge dismantled every argument Uber raised in its defense, including that the court should delay making a decision until voters weigh in on the ballot measure.
It’s just that City pretty comprehensively dismantled Madrid on the road in the first leg, and it did it with a not-super-high-possession approach.
But it will take more than superficial solidarity to dismantle those structures and the ideologies that birthed them.
Today, though, professional and amateur historians can build counter-narratives that are hard to dismantle.
This missive could just be read as your standard step-around; an attempt to dismantle a potential PR bomb before it detonates.
I used to dismantle a calculator to understand how it works.
"Step by step, we must drive back, dismantle and ultimately destroy ISIL and what it stands for," he said.
No nails or metal screws are employed, nothing but the hand is required to dismantle or reconstruct the case.
Next day I found quite a squad of light-duty men, and sent 'em to dismantle and bring down Chaucer's hut.
I could dismantle it, and trust to luck that Wolf illogic didn't include a tamper mechanism.
The Babisa dismantle their huts and carry off the thatch to their gardens, where they live till harvest is over.
He promised also to dismantle the distant forts, and immediately to call in the foreign troops for the defence of the capital.
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