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 of dress; to divest.
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2. To strip of furniture and equipments, guns, etc.; to
unrig; to strip of walls or outworks; to break down; as,
to dismantle a fort, a town, or a ship.
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A dismantled house, without windows or shutters to
keep out the rain. --Macaulay.
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3. To disable; to render useless. --Comber.
Syn: To demo?sh; raze. See Demol?sh.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
dismantled
adj : torn down and broken up [syn: demolished, razed]
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