dismantle

Meaning

1. (transitive) To take apart; to disassemble; to take to pieces.
2. (transitive) To disprove a discourse, claim or argument.
3. (transitive) To divest, strip of dress or covering.
4. (transitive) To remove fittings or furnishings from.

Synonyms

take apart

disassemble

demolish

tear down

take to pieces

break apart

pull down

break up

strip

take down

knock down

remove

undo

raze

break

unfasten

tear apart

take

rase

take out

unbuild

disperse

demount

disjoint

unrig

level

dissolve

decompose

divest

draw

extract

fleece

offload

pull

put aside

ravel

revoke

rip

rip up

rive

scatter

scrutinize

separate

smash

snag

spread

strike down

take off

tear

uncovered

Translations

démanteler

smantellare

smontare

desmantelar

démonter

abbauen

demontieren

desmontar

desmontar

ontmantelen

désassembler

desmanchar

desmantelar

αποσυνθέτω

défaire

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪsˈmæntəl/

Etymology

From Middle French desmanteler, itself from des- (“dis-”), mantel (“coat”) + -er (verbal suffix).