dismantlement

Variant of dismantle

dismantle definition

dis·man·tle (dis mant′'l)

transitive verb dismantled -·tled, dismantling -·tling

  1. to strip of covering
  2. to strip (a house, ship, etc.) of furniture, equipment, means of defense, etc.
  3. to take apart; disassemble

Etymology: OFr desmanteller, to take off one's cloak: see dis- & mantle

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