Definition of dismantle Dismantle

/dɪsmæˈntʌl/ - [dismantul] - dis•man•tle

We found 13 definitions of dismantle from 7 different sources.

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What does dismantle mean?

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Verb

dismantle - tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled"
  level, raze, rase, tear down, take down, pull down
  erect, rear, put up, set up, raise stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds; "The horse reared in terror"
  destruct, destroy destroy (one's own missile or rocket); "The engineers had to destruct the rocket for safety reasons"
  bulldoze flatten with or as if with a bulldozer
dismantle - take apart into its constituent pieces
  disassemble, take apart, break up, break apart
  put together, tack together, assemble, piece, tack, set up create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee"
  destruct, destroy destroy (one's own missile or rocket); "The engineers had to destruct the rocket for safety reasons"
dismantle - take off or remove; "strip a wall of its wallpaper"
  strip
  take away, remove, withdraw, take take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • dismantle (v. t.)
    To strip or deprive of dress; to divest.
  • dismantle (v. t.)
    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.
  • dismantle (v. t.)
    To disable; to render useless.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • dismantle
    To disassemble or pull down.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 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. desmantellerdes—L. dis, away, manteler, mantel, a mantle.]

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

  • dismantle
    To render fortifications incapable of defense, or cannon unserviceable.

Part of speech

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  • dismantle, verb, present, 1st person singular of dismantle (infinitive).
  • dismantle, verb (infinitive).

Pronunciation

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