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- Dictionarydis·man·tle/disˈman(t)l/
verb
- 1. take (a machine or structure) to pieces: "the engines were dismantled and the bits piled into a heap"
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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.
The meaning of DISMANTLE is to disconnect the pieces of; also : to destroy the integrity or functioning of. How to use dismantle in a sentence.
DISMANTLE definition: 1. to take a machine apart or to come apart into separate pieces: 2. to get rid of a system or…. Learn more.
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. / dɪsˈmæntəl /.
Dismantle is a verb used for both physical things and ideas. You can dismantle a campground by taking down the tents and breaking apart the fire logs, or you can dismantle a government by going against its leadership and bringing down its rule.
If you dismantle a machine or structure, you carefully separate it into its different parts.
verb. dismantled, dismantles, dismantling. To take apart; disassemble. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To put an end to in a gradual systematic way. Dismantling the cumbersome regulations for interstate trucking. American Heritage. To strip (a house, ship, etc.) of furniture, equipment, means of defense, etc. Webster's New World.
DISMANTLE meaning: 1. to take a machine apart or to come apart into separate pieces: 2. to get rid of a system or…. Learn more.
dismantle something to take apart a machine or structure so that it is in separate pieces. I had to dismantle the engine in order to repair it. The steel mill was dismantled piece by piece.
DISMANTLE definition: 1. to take something apart so that it is in several pieces: 2. to get rid of a system or…. Learn more.