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dismantle
(redirected from dismantler)

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dis·man·tle  (ds-mntl)
tr.v. dis·man·tled, dis·man·tling, dis·man·tles
1.
a. To take apart; disassemble; tear down.
b. To put an end to in a gradual systematic way: dismantling the cumbersome regulations for interstate trucking.
2. To strip of furnishings or equipment: dismantled the house before knocking it down.
3. To strip of covering or clothing.

[Obsolete French desmanteler, to raze fortifications round a town, from Old French : des-, dis- + (em)manteler, to cover with a coat, shelter (ultimately from mantel, cloak; see mantle).]

dis·mantle·ment n.

dismantle
Verb
[-tling, -tled]
1. to take apart piece by piece
2. to cause (an organization or political system) to stop functioning by gradually reducing its power or purpose [Old French desmanteler]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.dismantle - tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled"
bulldoze - flatten with or as if with a bulldozer
destroy, destruct - do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"
2.dismantle - take apart into its constituent pieces
destroy, destruct - do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"
3.dismantle - take off or remove; "strip a wall of its wallpaper"
remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

dismantle
verb take apart, strip, demolish, raze, disassemble, unrig, take to pieces or bits
Translations
dismantle [dɪsˈmæntl] vtdesmontar, desarmar

dismantle [dɪsˈmæntl] vtdémonter [+ fort, warship]; démanteler

dismantle [dɪsˈmæntl] vt (machine) → demontieren

dismantle [dɪsˈmæntl] vtsmantellare, smontare [+ fort, warship]; disarmare

dismantle
v dismantle [disˈmӕntl]
to pull down or take to pieces The wardrobe was so large we had to dismantle it to get it down the stairs. uitmekaar haal, afbreek يُفَكِّك оголвам rozebrat skille ad; demontere zerlegen, niederreißen αποσυναρμολογώ, διαλύω desmontar, desarmar lahti võtma از هم باز کردن؛ اوراق کردن purkaa démonter לְפָרֵק विघटित करना ogoliti, lišiti lebont membongkar taka í sundur smontare, smantellare 取りこわす 부수다, 분해하다 išardyti, išmontuoti izārdīt; izjaukt; demontēt membongkar ontmantelen, afbreken rive ned, ta fra hverandre rozebrać, rozmontować desmanchar a de­monta разбирать rozobrať razdreti, demontirati rastaviti demontera, ta isär รื้อ sökmek 拆除 розбирати, демонтувати توڑنا ، ڈھانا tháo dỡ


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