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dismantle(dictionary)

dismantle (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Old French; Origin: desmanteler, from mantel 'cloak']
to take a machine or piece of equipment apart so that it is in separate pieces
::Chris dismantled the bike in five minutes.
to gradually get rid of a system or organization
::an election promise to dismantle the existing tax legislation