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dis·man·tle

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–verb (used with object), -tled, -tling.

1.	to deprive or strip of apparatus, furniture, equipment, defenses, etc.: to dismantle a ship; to dismantle a fortress.

2.	to disassemble or pull down; take apart: They dismantled the machine and shipped it in pieces.

3.	to divest of dress, covering, etc.: The wind dismantled the trees of their leaves.

[Origin: 1570–80; < MF desmanteler. See dis-¹, mantle

]

—Related forms

dis·man·tle·ment, noun

dis·man·tler, noun

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dis·man·tle Audio Help (dĭs-mān'tl) Pronunciation Key
tr.v. dis·man·tled, dis·man·tling, dis·man·tles

1. To take apart; disassemble; tear down.
2. To put an end to in a gradual systematic way: dismantling the cumbersome regulations for interstate trucking.
To strip of furnishings or equipment: dismantled the house before knocking it down.
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.

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