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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press: dismantle/dɪsˈmantl/ ▶verb take to pieces. – derivatives dismantlement noun, dismantler noun. – origin C16 (in the sense ‘destroy the defensive capability of a fortification’): from OFr. desmanteler, from des- (expressing reversal) + manteler ‘fortify’. 'dismantlement' also found in these Oxford entries: Forum discussions with the word(s) "dismantlement" in the title: No titles with the word(s) "dismantlement". Look up "dismantlement" at Merriam-Webster Look up "dismantlement" at dictionary.com In other languages: Spanish | French | Italian | Portuguese | German | Russian | Polish | Romanian | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic |
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