demount

[dee-mount]

verb (used with object)

to remove from a mounting, setting, or place of support, as a gun.
to take apart; disassemble.

Origin of demount

First recorded in 1930–35; de- + mount¹

Related formsde·mount·a·ble, adjectivede·mount·a·bil·i·ty, noun

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Examples from the Web for demount

Historical Examples

Well if it do not, Pilatre-like, explode; and demount all the more tragically!
The French Revolution
Thomas Carlyle
It seems the demountable rims refused to demount, or whatever it is they are expected to do when you take a tire off.
The Campfire Girls Go Motoring
Hildegard G. Frey

British Dictionary definitions for demount

demount

verb

(tr) to remove (a motor, gun, etc) from its mounting or setting

Derived Formsdemountable, adjective

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Examples from the Web for demount

Historical Examples

Well if it do not, Pilatre-like, explode; and demount all the more tragically!

It seems the demountable rims refused to demount, or whatever it is they are expected to do when you take a tire off.

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Origin of demount