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dismantle.

To take apart; to disassemble; to take to pieces.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/dɪsˈmæntəl/[dɪsˈmæntʰəɫ]UK[dɪsˈmænʔəɫ]Cockney[dɪsˈmæ̃nɾɫ̩]US
  1. To take apart; to disassemble; to take to pieces.

    transitive
  2. To disprove a discourse, claim or argument.

    transitive
  3. To divest, strip of dress or covering.

    transitive
  4. To remove fittings or furnishings from.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle French desmanteler, itself from des- (“dis-”), mantel (“coat”) + -er (verbal suffix). By surface analysis, dis- + mantle. Compare typologically uncloak, reveal, unmask.

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