Definitions for dismantle

dismantle dis·man·tle

Spelling: [dis-man-tl]
IPA: /dɪsˈmæn tl/

Dismantle is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 980 anagrams from letters in dismantle (adeilmnst).

Definitions for dismantle

verb (used with object)

  1. to deprive or strip of apparatus, furniture, equipment, defenses, etc.:
  2. to disassemble or pull down; take apart:
  3. to divest of dress, covering, etc.:

Origin of dismantle

From the Middle French word desmanteler, dating back to 1570-80. See dis-1, mantle

Examples for dismantle

In the meantime, dismantle the press and give me the plates, for I must save them.

But it will take more than superficial solidarity to dismantle those structures and the ideologies that birthed them.

Today, though, professional and amateur historians can build counter-narratives that are hard to dismantle.

Tonight I dismantle this, and tomorrow start reconstructing it for Isaak's head.

I used to dismantle a calculator to understand how it works.

"Step by step, we must drive back, dismantle and ultimately destroy ISIL and what it stands for," he said.

This done, it was thought prudent to dismantle and evacuate the stockade.

Therefore did the magnanimous Burl dismantle himself at once.

To-morrow, when they begin to dismantle my nurseries, I do not know how I shall bear it.

This missive could just be read as your standard step-around; an attempt to dismantle a potential PR bomb before it detonates.

Word Value for dismantle
Scrable

12

Words with friends

15

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