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Antonyms for dismantle


Grammar : Verb
Spell : dis-man-tl
Phonetic Transcription : dɪsˈmæn tl



Definition of dismantle

Origin :
  • 1570s, from Middle French desmanteler "to tear down the walls of a fortress," literally "strip of a cloak," from des- "off, away" (see dis-) + manteler "to cloak" (see mantle). Related: Dismantled; dismantling.
  • verb take apart
Example sentences :
  • Tonight I dismantle this, and tomorrow start reconstructing it for Isaak's head.
  • Extract from : « The Ideal » by Stanley Grauman Weinbaum
  • Therefore did the magnanimous Burl dismantle himself at once.
  • Extract from : « Burl » by Morrison Heady
  • In the meantime, dismantle the press and give me the plates, for I must save them.
  • Extract from : « The Barrel Mystery » by William J. (William James) Flynn
  • To-morrow, when they begin to dismantle my nurseries, I do not know how I shall bear it.
  • Extract from : « An Isle in the Water » by Katharine Tynan
  • This done, it was thought prudent to dismantle and evacuate the stockade.
  • Extract from : « The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' » by Percy F. Westerman
  • And just how long would it take them to dismantle a big base?
  • Extract from : « The Time Traders » by Andre Norton
  • I'll have to send a truck after it, and dismantle it before I can get it home.
  • Extract from : « Tom Swift and his Air Scout » by Victor Appleton
  • We had to dismantle the machinery and load everything of any value on to a train.
  • Extract from : « Combed Out » by Fritz August Voigt
  • Linda had shown both temper and determination at the proposal to dismantle the library and dispose of the cars.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • Muskets do not dismantle vessels, and leave them mere hulks at the mercy of their foe.
  • Extract from : « The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 » by J. T. Headley.

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