What does Dismantle mean?

Definitions for Dismantle
dɪsˈmæn tldis·man·tle

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. level, raze, rase, dismantle, tear down, take down, pull downverb

    tear down so as to make flat with the ground

    "The building was levelled"

  2. disassemble, dismantle, take apart, break up, break apartverb

    take apart into its constituent pieces

  3. strip, dismantleverb

    take off or remove

    "strip a wall of its wallpaper"

Wiktionary

  1. dismantleverb

    To divest, strip of dress or covering

  2. dismantleverb

    To remove fittings or furnishings from

  3. dismantleverb

    To take apart; to disassemble; to take to pieces

  4. Etymology: From desmanteler, itself from des-, mantel + -er (verbal suffix).

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Dismantleverb

    Etymology: dis and mantle.

    He that makes his prince despised and undervalued, and beats him out of his subjects hearts, may easily strip him of his other garrisons, having already dispossessed him of his strongest, by dismantling him of his honour, and seising his reputation. Robert South, Sermons.

    This is most strange!
    That she, who ev’n but now was your best object,
    Dearest and best, should in this trice of time
    Commit a thing so monstrous, to dismantle
    So many folds of favour. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

    It is not sufficient to possess our own fort, without the dismantling and demolishing of our enemies. George Hakewill, on Provid.

    His eyeballs, rooted out, are thrown to ground;
    His nose dismantled, in his mouth is found;
    His jaws, cheeks, front, one undistinguish’d wound. Dry.

ChatGPT

  1. dismantle

    Dismantle means to take apart, disassemble or break down into separate pieces, often in a careful and systematic manner. This could be a structure, system or an organization. It can also refer to the act of ending or terminating something gradually over a period of time.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Dismantleverb

    to strip or deprive of dress; to divest

  2. Dismantleverb

    to strip of furniture and equipments, guns, etc.; to unrig; to strip of walls or outworks; to break down; as, to dismantle a fort, a town, or a ship

  3. Dismantleverb

    to disable; to render useless

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Dismantle

    dis-man′tl, v.t. to strip: to deprive of furniture, fittings, &c., so as to render useless: of a fortified town, to raze the fortifications. [O. Fr. desmantellerdes—L. dis, away, manteler, mantel, a mantle.]

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. dismantle

    To render fortifications incapable of defense, or cannon unserviceable.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Dismantle in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Dismantle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Dismantle in a Sentence

  1. Ben Cardin:

    So what I want to see, I want to see is the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un, make a full declaration of his nuclear weapons program and make a real commitment to start to dismantle that, we haven't seen any of that during the Trump administration.

  2. Xavier Becerra:

    COVID-19 has made one thing undeniable : We must safeguard the Affordable Care Act — lives depend on it, as if on cue, the Trump Administration cavalierly continues its march to dismantle the ACA and strip Americans of their health care. We will do everything we can to defeat this unprecedented assault on a critical federal law by a sitting president.

  3. Jim Phillips:

    This looks much more like a deal to dismantle existing sanctions than to dismantle nuclear infrastructure.

  4. Nina Smith:

    Donald Trump is in no position to give anyone advice on combating racism, but were glad to have another chance to talk about Frederick Douglass and his legacy, pete was proud to name his comprehensive plan to dismantle systemic racism after one of Americas most recognized leaders, Mr. Douglass, with input and support from his descendants.

  5. Adriano Espaillat:

    We are witnessing a human rights crisis, and our bill would bring forward a new model and dismantle ICE once and for all.

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Translations for Dismantle

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

  • تفكيكArabic
  • разоборудвам, оголвам, разглобявам, събличамBulgarian
  • auseinander nehmen, abwracken, demontierenGerman
  • απογυμνώGreek
  • desmantelarSpanish
  • purkaa, riisua, hajottaaFinnish
  • démanteler, démonterFrench
  • לפרקHebrew
  • szétszedHungarian
  • smontareItalian
  • 脱ぐ, 分解Japanese
  • afbreken, ontmantelen, demonteren, uitkledenDutch
  • demontereNorwegian
  • rozłożyć, rozmontować, rozkładać, rozebrać, rozbieraćPolish
  • desmanchar, desfazer, desmantelar, desmontar, destruirPortuguese
  • раздеть, разбирать, разобрать, раздевать, демонтироватьRussian
  • avkläda, avveckla, ta av, ta isär, demontera, klä av, nedmontera, isärtaga, avkragaSwedish

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