dismantle

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /dɪsˈmæntəl/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): [dɪsˈmæntʰəɫ]
• (US) IPA ^(key): [dɪsˈmæ̃nɾɫ̩] or [dɪsˈmæ̃nɫ̩]

• Audio (UK)

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Verb

Plain form dismantle

Third-person singular dismantles

Past tense dismantled

Past participle dismantled

Present participle dismantling

1. (transitive) If you dismantle a machine, you take it apart into many smaller pieces.