Dismantle Definition

dĭs-măntl
dismantled, dismantles, dismantling
verb
dismantled, dismantles, dismantling
To take apart; disassemble.
Webster's New World
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
To strip of covering.
Webster's New World

To take apart; to disassemble; to take to pieces.

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Origin of Dismantle

  • 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 mantle)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle French desmanteler, itself from des- (“dis-”), mantel (“coat”) + -er (verbal suffix).

    From Wiktionary

Dismantle Sentence Examples

  • When they had crossed the field to the spot where Dean's tent was pitched, he began to dismantle it.

  • In 385 the Spartans seized a pretext to besiege and dismantle Mantineia and to scatter its inhabitants among four villages.

  • If you have professionally made cupcake wrappers, you can also choose to dismantle one of them and cut out more wrappers in the same basic shape.

  • At every single level, we have to pursue and dismantle this machinery of terror.

  • You've decided to step up to adulthood and dismantle your makeshift milk crate bookshelf for something a little more sturdy and attractive, like real actual bookshelves.

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