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dismantle
[ dis-man-tl ]
verb (used with object)
- 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.
dismantle
/ ɪˈæԳə /
verb
- to take apart
- to demolish or raze
- to strip of covering
Derived Forms
- 徱ˈԳٱ, noun
- 徱ˈԳٱԳ, noun
Other Word Forms
- 徱·t·Գ noun
- 徱·t noun
- ܲd·t adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of dismantle1
Word History and Origins
Origin of dismantle1
Example Sentences
The entire light was dismantled and sent to a Sheffield workshop to be restored and was turned back on in 2022.
“Instead it looks like Burgum plans to sit by the fire eating warm cookies while Elon Musk’s lackeys dismantle our national parks and public lands.”
That “every nation for itself” approach may yield some one-off wins, but it threatens to dismantle the system that made us the world’s economic superpower in the first place.
“So far, most of them in elected positions are remaining silent as they watch this agency being dismantled, and it’s not like they don’t know.”
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.
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