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dismantle
[ dis-man-tl ]
/ dÉŖsĖmƦn tl /
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verb (used with object), disĀ·manĀ·tled, disĀ·manĀ·tling.
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.
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Origin of dismantle
OTHER WORDS FROM dismantle
disĀ·manĀ·tleĀ·ment, noundisĀ·manĀ·tler, noununĀ·disĀ·manĀ·tled, adjectiveWords nearby dismantle
disloyal, disloyalty, dismal, dismal science, Dismal Swamp, dismantle, dismast, dismay, dismayed, disme, dismember
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British Dictionary definitions for dismantle
dismantle
/ (dÉŖsĖmƦntÉl) /
verb (tr)
to take apart
to demolish or raze
to strip of covering
Derived forms of dismantle
dismantlement, noundismantler, nounWord Origin for dismantle
C17: from Old French desmanteler to remove a cloak from; see mantle
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