demount
[ dee-mount ]
/ diˈmaʊnt /
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verb (used with object)
to remove from a mounting, setting, or place of support, as a gun.
to take apart; disassemble.
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First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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OTHER WORDS FROM demount
de·mount·a·ble, adjectivede·mount·a·bil·i·ty, nounWords nearby demount
Demosthenes, demote, demothball, demotic, demotion, demount, Dempsey, dempster, demucosation, demulcent, demulsify
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Example sentences from the Web for demount
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. FreyWell if it do not, Pilatre-like, explode; and demount all the more tragically!
The French Revolution|Thomas Carlyle
British Dictionary definitions for demount
demount
/ (diːˈmaʊnt) /
verb
(tr) to remove (a motor, gun, etc) from its mounting or setting
Derived forms of demount
demountable, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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