Dismantle
Pronunciation : Dis*man"tle
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [F. d?manteler, OF. desmanteler; pref: des- (L. dis-) + manteler to cover with a cloak, defend, fr. mantel, F. manteau, cloak. See Mantle.]
Definition : 1. To strip or deprive of dress; to divest.
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. A dismantled house, without windows or shutters to keep out the rain. Macaulay.
3. To disable; to render useless. Comber.
Syn. -- To demoDemol.
t. [imp. & p. p. Dismantled; p. pr. & vb. n. Dismantling.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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