dismantle
/dɪsˈmæntəl/
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Type
Verb
Meaning
To take a machine or structure apart into its separate pieces.
The mechanic had to dismantle the engine to find the leak.
Have you ever dismantled a computer to upgrade its parts?
To gradually get rid of a system, organization, or belief.
The new CEO plans to dismantle the old approval process by next year.
They dismantled the entire legal framework that supported the monopoly.
Collocations
- dismantle a machine
- dismantle a system
- dismantle an organization
- dismantle a structure
Synonyms
- disassemble
- take apart
- abolish