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- [dis-man-tl]
- /dɪsˈmæn tl/
- /dɪˈsmæn.tl̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dis-man-tl]
- /dɪsˈmæn tl/
Definitions of dismantle word
- verb with object dismantle to deprive or strip of apparatus, furniture, equipment, defenses, etc.: to dismantle a ship; to dismantle a fortress. 1
- verb with object dismantle to disassemble or pull down; take apart: They dismantled the machine and shipped it in pieces. 1
- verb with object dismantle to divest of dress, covering, etc.: The wind dismantled the trees of their leaves. 1
- noun dismantle Take (a machine or structure) to pieces. 1
- transitive verb dismantle take apart 1
- verb dismantle If you dismantle a machine or structure, you carefully separate it into its different parts. 0
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Origin of dismantle
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
From the Middle French word desmanteler, dating back to 1570-80. See dis-1, mantle
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Parts of speech for Dismantle
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dismantle popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dismantle
verb dismantle
- break up — When something breaks up or when you break it up, it separates or is divided into several smaller parts.
- demolish — To demolish something such as a building means to destroy it completely.
- disassemble — to take apart.
- wreck — any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
- undo — to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done: Murder once done can never be undone.
Antonyms for dismantle
verb dismantle
- construct — to draw (a line, angle, or figure) so that certain requirements are satisfied
- create — To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
- clothe — To clothe someone means to provide them with clothes to wear.
- combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
- put together — assemble
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