dismantle
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dismantle
- /dɪsˈmæntəl/
- [dɪsˈmæntʰəɫ] UK
- [dɪsˈmænʔəɫ] Cockney
- [dɪsˈmæ̃nɾɫ̩] US
- [dɪsˈmæ̃nɫ̩] US
Rhymes with -æntəl
Where it 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.
verb dismantles · dismantling · dismantled
- To take apart; to disassemble; to take to pieces. In order to grant the rich these pleasures, the social contract is reconfigured. The welfare state is dismantled. Essential public services are cut so that the rich may pay less tax.
- To disprove a discourse, claim or argument. If we can dismantle hate rhetoric and explain why it is, in fact, illogical, is the language no longer dangerous?
- To divest, strip of dress or covering. This is most ſtrange, that ſhe, who even but now Was your beſt object, the argument of your praiſe, Balme of your age, moſt beſt, moſt deereſt, Should in this trice of time commit a thing So monſtrous, to diſmantell ſo many foulds of fauour, […]
- To remove fittings or furnishings from.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: take down, break up, disassemble, pull down, take apart, raze, tear down, rase, level, strip, break apart, disarm, unravel, defuse, eliminate, dislodge
Translations
Every language
verb take apart
| Español | desmontar, desensamblar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 分解する bunkai suru |
| 中文 | 拆卸 chāixiè, 拆開 /拆开 chāikāi, 拆下 chāixià |
| Português | desmontar, desmantelar, desfazer, desmanchar |
| Français | démonter, démanteler |
| Deutsch | abbauen |
| Italiano | smontare |
| Ελληνικά | αποσυναρμολογώ aposynarmologó, ξεμοντάρω xemontáro |
| Русский | разбира́ть razbirátʹ, разобра́ть razobrátʹ, демонти́ровать demontírovatʹ |
| עברית | פֵּרֵק perék |
verb divest
| 日本語 | 脱がせる nugaseru |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | entmanteln, entblättern |
| Русский | раздева́ть razdevátʹ, разде́ть razdétʹ |
verb remove fittings or furnishings
| Deutsch | abwracken, ausschlachten |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | απογυμνώνω apogymnóno |
| Русский | разбира́ть razbirátʹ, разобра́ть razobrátʹ |
Talk about this word "dismantle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dismantle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dismantle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dismantle "dismantle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dismantle.Cite this
@misc{dismantle_2026,
title = {dismantle},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dismantle},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
