dismantle

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb tear down so as to make flat with the ground
  2. verb take apart into its constituent pieces
  3. verb take off or remove

Etymology

From Middle French desmanteler, itself from des- (“dis-”), mantel (“coat”) + -er (verbal suffix). Compare typologically uncloak, reveal, unmask.

In classic literature

Synonyms

level, raze, rase, tear down, take down, pull down

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