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dismantle

dis·mantle

UK/dɪsˈmæntəl/ US/dɪsˈmæntʰəɫ/ uncommon

verb

1.

tear down so as to make flat with the ground

  • “The building was levelled”
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3.

take off or remove

  • “strip a wall of its wallpaper”
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Origin

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

Phrases

  • use the master's tools to dismantle the master's house

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