dismantle

/dis'mæntl/
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dismantle

The worker begins to dismantle the old wooden bookshelf.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To take apart or disassemble a structure or object into its component parts: This is the most common meaning, referring to the systematic process of taking something apart, often for repair, transport, or analysis.
    • To strip of covering or fittings: To remove the outer layers, equipment, or furnishings from something.
    • To end or destroy an institution, system, or organization: Used metaphorically to describe the act of taking apart a complex structure like a bureaucracy or policy.
Usage and Examples
  • Verb:
    • The mechanic will dismantle the engine to find the problem. (This shows taking apart a complex machine.)
    • They had to dismantle the stage after the concert. (This shows taking apart a constructed object.)
    • The new government promised to dismantle the old regulatory system. (This shows the metaphorical use for ending a system.)
Advanced Usage
  • "to dismantle an argument": To carefully analyze and take apart the points of an argument to show its flaws.
    • The lawyer skillfully dismantled the witness's testimony.
  • "to dismantle a stereotype": To deconstruct and challenge a widely held but oversimplified idea.
    • Her research aims to dismantle harmful cultural stereotypes.
Variants and Related Words
  • Dismantlement (n): The act or process of dismantling.
    • The dismantlement of the nuclear reactor took years.
  • Dismantler (n): A person or company that takes things apart.
    • He works as a car dismantler.
Synonyms
  • Disassemble: To take apart (often interchangeable with the physical sense of 'dismantle').
  • Take apart: A more informal synonym.
  • Strip: To remove layers or equipment (emphasizes the removal of coverings).
  • Demolish: To completely destroy a structure (stronger and more final than 'dismantle').
Phrasal Verbs
  • Dismantle into: To take something apart, resulting in its constituent pieces.
    • The old shed was dismantled into reusable planks.
Related Idioms
  • To dismantle piece by piece: To take something apart slowly and methodically.
    • The investigation dismantled the criminal network piece by piece.
dismantle

The worker begins to dismantle the old wooden bookshelf.

Verb
  1. take off or remove
    • strip a wall of its wallpaper
  2. take apart into its constituent pieces
  3. tear down so as to make flat with the ground
    • The building was levelled

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