What does dismantle mean?

Definitions for dismantle
dɪsˈmæn tldis·man·tle

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word dismantle.

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. Joaquin Phoenix:

    I have not done everything in my power to ensure that the sets I work on are inclusive, i think that it is the obligation of the people that have created and perpetuate and benefit from a system of oppression to be the ones that dismantle it, so that's on us.

  2. Deidre Ball:

    I havent formed it yet, but I will, im in the process of doing it. Its going to be The Committee to Dismantle Trump, but Ill come up with a much more clever thing than The Committee. Im gon na throw in my own dough, ask others to put their dough in there and were going to explain to the people what hes doing.

  3. Zhang Chaoxia:

    We've heard that tonight, the government is going to dismantle our cross, our hearts are determined not to let them forcibly demolish our cross.

  4. Erik Pevernagie:

    Feelings and emotions can dismantle gradually all lucid patterns in the back garden of our fantasy. A reflect graphic image of our dream can reveal what is hidden in the back of our mind's eye and show things we are, maybe, not ready to acknowledge. ("Back garden of a dream")

  5. Lindsey Graham:

    The goal was to dismantle their program.

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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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