dismantle
verb (used with object)
to deprive or strip of apparatus, furniture, equipment, defenses, etc..
have dismantled
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present perfectof dismantle.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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To show they’re upholding their end of the treaty, countries want to prove to each other that they have dismantled their warheads.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 1, 2023
Some districts have dismantled their J.R.O.T.C. marksmanship programs or had heated debates about how to incorporate them into school life.
From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2022
Months of street protest have dismantled the one-powerful Rajapaksa political family.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 2, 2022
Tunisian police take down militant groups: Tunisian police forces have dismantled about 150 militant cells in the past six months, Houssem Eddine Jbebli, a spokesman for the National Guard, said.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 26, 2022
If the Spaniards would but sail out to engage us, we might do something, but they have dismantled their frigates, and nothing will tempt the gun-boats to move out from the forts.
From With Cochrane the Dauntless by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
