dismantle
verb/dɪsˈmæntəl//dɪsˈmæntʰəɫ/UK/dɪsˈmæ̃nɾɫ̩/US
Etymology
From Middle French desmanteler, itself from des- (“dis-”), mantel (“coat”) + -er (verbal suffix). Compare typologically uncloak, reveal, unmask.
- derived from desmanteler
Definitions
To take apart
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.
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To remove fittings or furnishings from.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for dismantle. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA