tr.v., -tled, -tling, -tles.

1. 1. To take apart; disassemble; tear down.
   2. To put an end to in a gradual systematic way: dismantling the cumbersome regulations for interstate trucking.
2. To strip of furnishings or equipment: dismantled the house before knocking it down.
3. To strip of covering or clothing.

[Obsolete French desmanteler, to raze fortifications round a town, from Old French : des-, dis- + (em)manteler, to cover with a coat, shelter (ultimately from mantel, cloak; see mantle).]

dismantlement dis·man'tle·ment n.

verb

1. To take (something) apart: break down, disassemble, dismount, take down. See assemble/disassemble.
2. To pull down or break up so that reconstruction is impossible: demolish, destroy, dynamite, knock down, level, pull down, pulverize, raze, tear down, wreck. Aerospace destruct. See help/harm/harmless.

v

Definition: take apart
Antonyms: assemble, build, combine, construct, put together, raise

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v. 1. (often be dismantled) take to pieces: the engines were dismantled and the bits piled into a heap.

2. deprive of defenses or equipment.

dismantlement n. dismantler n.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

IN BRIEF: To take apart.

It took quite a few saw blades, but she had the car dismantled in no time.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - rive ned, afmontere, demontere, afvæbne, aftakle, afdække

Nederlands (Dutch)
ontmantelen, leeghalen, slopen

Français (French)
v. tr. - démonter, démanteler, désarmer, désamorcer

Deutsch (German)
v. - demontieren, zerlegen, abbauen, abreißen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κατεδαφίζω, γκρεμίζω, (δια)λύω, παροπλίζω, αποσυναρμολογώ (κν. ξεμοντάρω), (μτφ.) διαμελίζω

Italiano (Italian)
smantellare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desmantelar, despojar, desmontar

Русский (Russian)
демонтировать, разбирать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - desmontar, desarmar, desmantelar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - tömma ur, rymma ut, demontera, klä av

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
拆除...的设备, 去除覆盖物, 分解

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 拆除...的設備, 去除覆蓋物, 分解

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 분해하다, 장치를 제거하다, 방어망을 제거하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - から取り外す, 分解する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يفكك شئ الى أجزا, ينهي منظمه أو نظام مثلا تدريجيا وبطريقه مخطط لها مسبقا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮פירק, פינה ציוד, חשף לתקיפה‬

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