noun, verb ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced 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

Synonyms

All synonyms

disassemblydismantlementdismantlement

Example

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

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