dismantling Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery)
   dismantlement; disassembly.
   
   • Russia and the United States discussed the dismantling of their nuclear weapons
2. verb tear down so as to make flat with the ground
   rase; level; take down; dismantle; pull down; tear down; raze.
   
   • The building was levelled
3. verb take apart into its constituent pieces
   take apart; break up; dismantle; break apart; disassemble.
   
4. verb take off or remove
   dismantle; strip.
   
   • strip a wall of its wallpaper

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