Dismantling

noun, verb

noun, verb ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act by which something is dismantled.

    "The three occupation powers had complete discretion over dismantlings, however."

  2. 2
    the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery) wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of dismantle form-of, gerund, participle, present

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"The dismantling of the British Empire was relatively peaceful."

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