dismantle
verb (used with object)
to deprive or strip of apparatus, furniture, equipment, defenses, etc..
has dismantled
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present perfectof dismantle (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The government has dismantled much of the Chapitos organization, particularly Iván Archivaldo’s network of close confidants and lieutenants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
The US has dismantled large parts of a camp built to house migrants at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, satellite images reviewed by BBC Verify show.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2025
He uses blue toilet cleaner to prevent patients from watering down their urine and has dismantled a spigot on the bathroom faucet to keep them from using warm water for the same purpose.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2024
Musk took control of Twitter in October 2022 and has dismantled some of its core features.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 27, 2023
"And you know that the State of South Carolina has dismantled Fort Moultrie?"
From The Victim A romance of the Real Jefferson Davis by Thomas Dixon
