dismantle

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

dis·man·tle [dismantle dismantles dismantled dismantling] BrE [dɪsˈmæntl] NAmE [dɪsˈmæntl] verb
1. ~ sth to take apart a machine or structure so that it is in separate pieces
•I had to dismantle the engine in order to repair it.
•The steel mill was dismantled piece by piece.
2. ~ sth to end an organization or system gradually in an organized way
•The government was in the process of dismantling the state-owned industries.
Derived Word: ↑dismantling
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Word Origin:
late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘destroy the defensive capability of a fortification’): from Old French desmanteler, from des- (expressing reversal) + manteler ‘fortify’ (from Latin mantellum ‘cloak’).

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  strip, disassemble, take apart, break up, break apart, level, raze, rase, tear down, take down, pull down
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together, raise, erect, rear, put up