dis·man·tle

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• dis|man|tle — «dihs MAN tuhl», transitive verb, tled, tling. 1. to remove furniture or equipment from; unfurnish: »to dismantle a house. The warship was dismantled before the hull was sold for scrap metal. 2. to pull down; take apart: »We had to dismantle the… …   Useful english dictionary

• dis|man|tle|ment — «dihs MAN tuhl muhnt», noun. the act or process of dismantling …   Useful english dictionary

• tle — abris·tle; abus·tle; apos·tle; apos·tle·hood; apos·tle·ship; bait·tle; bat·tle·dore; bat·tle·ment; bat·tle·ment·ed; bat·tle·some; be·lit·tle; be·lit·tle·ment; bot·tle·ful; bris·tle·less; brus·tle; but·tle; cac·o·mis·tle; cas·tle·ry; cas·tle·ward; …   English syllables

• dismantle — dis•man•tle [[t]dɪsˈmæn tl[/t]] v. t. tled, tling 1) to deprive or strip of apparatus, trappings, equipment, etc 2) to take apart 3) to divest of dress, covering, etc • Etymology: 1570–80; < MF desmanteler. See dis I, mantle dis•man′tle•ment,… …   From formal English to slang

• dismantle — dis|man|tle [dısˈmæntl] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Old French; Origin: desmanteler, from mantel cloak ] 1.) to take a machine or piece of equipment apart so that it is in separate pieces ▪ Chris dismantled the bike in five minutes. 2.) to… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• dismantle — dis|man|tle [ dıs mæntl ] verb transitive 1. ) to separate the parts of something such as a machine so that they no longer form a single unit: All the furniture is easy to dismantle and transport. 2. ) to end a political or economic system or get …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• dismantlement — dis·man·tle·ment …   English syllables

• Dismantle — Dis*man tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dismantled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dismantling}.] [F. d[ e]manteler, OF. desmanteler; pref: des (L. dis ) + manteler to cover with a cloak, defend, fr. mantel, F. manteau, cloak. See {Mantle}.] 1. To strip or deprive… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Dismantled — Dismantle Dis*man tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dismantled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dismantling}.] [F. d[ e]manteler, OF. desmanteler; pref: des (L. dis ) + manteler to cover with a cloak, defend, fr. mantel, F. manteau, cloak. See {Mantle}.] 1. To strip… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Dismantling — Dismantle Dis*man tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dismantled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dismantling}.] [F. d[ e]manteler, OF. desmanteler; pref: des (L. dis ) + manteler to cover with a cloak, defend, fr. mantel, F. manteau, cloak. See {Mantle}.] 1. To strip… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English