What does dismantle mean?
Definitions for dismantle
dɪsˈmæn tldis·man·tle
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Princeton's WordNet
level, raze, rase, dismantle, tear down, take down, pull downverb
tear down so as to make flat with the ground
"The building was levelled"
disassemble, dismantle, take apart, break up, break apartverb
take apart into its constituent pieces
strip, dismantleverb
take off or remove
"strip a wall of its wallpaper"
Wiktionary
dismantleverb
To divest, strip of dress or covering
dismantleverb
To remove fittings or furnishings from
dismantleverb
To take apart; to disassemble; to take to pieces
Etymology: From desmanteler, itself from des-, mantel + -er (verbal suffix).
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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
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
Dismantleverb
to strip or deprive of dress; to divest
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
Dismantleverb
to disable; to render useless
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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. desmanteller—des—L. dis, away, manteler, mantel, a mantle.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
dismantle
To render fortifications incapable of defense, or cannon unserviceable.
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Anagrams for dismantle »
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dismantle in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dismantle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of dismantle in a Sentence
You know, moving from the north, from the south, then moving really from the east, we're beginning to build the box around that enemy stronghold. And eventually, we'll begin to dismantle it.
We have developed a program. I am sure that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will be discussing this with the North Koreans in the near future about really how to dismantle all of their( weapons of mass destruction) and ballistic missile programs in a year.
We are witnessing a human rights crisis, and our bill would bring forward a new model and dismantle ICE once and for all.
The true power of science lies in its ability to challenge assumptions, dismantle misconceptions, and pave the way for new frontiers of understanding.
If they have the strategic decision already made to do that and they are cooperative, we can move very quickly, and it is to North Korea's advantage to dismantle very quickly. Then the elimination of sanctions, aid by South Korea and Japan and others can all begin to flower.
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- 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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