dismantle
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tl verb (used with object), dis·man·tled, dis·man·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.
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| —vb | |
| 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 | |
| dis'mantlement | |
| —n | |
| dis'mantler | |
| —n | |
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Dismantle
is always a great word to know.
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Word Origin & History
dismantle
1570s, from M.Fr. desmanteler "to tear down the walls of a fortress," lit. "strip of a cloak," from des- "off, away" + manteler "to cloak" (see mantle). Related: Dismantled; dismantling.
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Example sentences
We allowed airlines and car companies to dismantle our public transportation systems, especially rail and streetcars.
But the slowing market threatened to dismantle the neighborhood before it got off the ground.
Now your colleagues are defending one of key tenets in your book-kin selection-while you try to dismantle it.
Now, she's wanting to dismantle the master's house with the master's tools.
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