dismantle
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dis·man·tle
(dĭs-măn′tl)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·man′tle·ment n.
dismantle
(dɪsˈmæntəl)vb (tr)
1. to take apart
2. to demolish or raze
3. to strip of covering
[C17: from Old French desmanteler to remove a cloak from; see mantle]
disˈmantlement n
disˈmantler n
dis•man•tle
(dɪsˈmæn tl)v.t. -tled, -tling.
1. to deprive or strip of apparatus, trappings, equipment, etc.
2. to take apart.
3. to divest of dress, covering, etc.
dis•man′tle•ment, n.
dis•man′tler, n.
dismantle
Past participle: dismantled
Gerund: dismantling
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Verb | 1. | dismantle - tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled" bulldoze - flatten with or as if with a bulldozer |
2. | dismantle - take apart into its constituent pieces | |
3. | dismantle - take off or remove; "strip a wall of its wallpaper" |
dismantle
verb
1. take apart, strip, demolish, raze, disassemble, pull to pieces, unrig, take to pieces or bits He asked for immediate help to dismantle the warheads.
2. abolish, end, overturn, suppress, overthrow, void, terminate, eradicate, put an end to, quash, do away with, stamp out, obliterate, vitiate opposition to the president's policy of dismantling apartheid
dismantle
verb1. To take (something) apart:
Translations
يُفَكِّك
rozebrat
demontere
lebont
taka í sundur
išmontuoti
demontētizārdītizjaukt
dismantle
[dɪsˈmæntl] VT [+ machine] → desmontar, desarmar; [+ fort, ship] → desmantelar; [+ system, organization] → desmantelardismantle
vt (= take to pieces) → auseinandernehmen; scaffolding → abbauen; (permanently) ship → abwracken; arms factory, machinery → demontieren; (fig) apartheid etc → demontieren
dismantle
[dɪsˈmæntl] vt (machine etc) → smontare; (service, system) → smantellare; (fort, warship) → disarmaredismantle
(disˈmӕntl) verb to pull down or take to pieces. The wardrobe was so large we had to dismantle it to get it down the stairs.