dismantle[verb]Synonyms: take apart, demolish, disassemble, strip, take to pieces
Contrasted words: appoint, equip, outfit
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
dis‧man‧tle /dɪsˈmæntl/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Old French;
Origin: desmanteler, from mantel 'cloak']
1. to take a machine or piece of equipment apart so that it is in separate pieces:
Chris dismantled the bike in five minutes.2. to gradually get rid of a system or organization:
an election promise to dismantle the existing tax legislation [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲