 dismantle |
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| 1. | [ verb ] take apart into its constituent pieces | |
| Synonyms: | take_apart disassemble break_apart break_up | |
| Related terms: | assemble destroy dismantling | |
| 2. | [ verb ] tear down so as to make flat with the ground | |
| Synonyms: | tear_down pull_down level take_down rase raze | |
| Examples: | "The building was levelled" |
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| Related terms: | raise destroy bulldoze level razing | |
| 3. | [ verb ] take off or remove | |
| Synonyms: | strip | |
| Examples: | "strip a wall of its wallpaper" |
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| Related terms: | remove stripper | |
| Similar spelling: |
dismantled disseminate dismantling dissonant Digman dissonance dismounted Dishman Dickman dismount Diekmann disseminator dismaying Dieckman Dignan dismember |
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