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dismantle
—dismantlement, n. —dismantler, n.
/dis man"tl/, v.t., dismantled, dismantling.
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.
[1570-80; < MF desmanteler. See DIS-1, MANTLE] |