Synonyms for dismantle

Grammar : Verb

Spell : dis-man-tl

Phonetic Transcription : dɪsˈmæn tl

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Définition 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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