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Meanings of dismantle in English

Portuguese
raspar
Catalan
arrasar
Spanish
arrasar

Tear down so as to make flat with the ground.

    raspar
    Portuguese
    desmontar
    Catalan
    desmuntar

    Take apart into its constituent pieces.

        desmontar
        Portuguese
        desmantelar
        Catalan
        raspar
        Spanish
        raer

        Take off or remove.

              desmantelar
              Usage of dismantle in English
              1
              Cameron is seeking to dismantle collective provision in health, education and housing.
              The Guardian
              2
              Together we will dismantle systems, policy, and practices in health that oppress.
              Pubmed
              3
              Democrats and teachers' organizations accuse her of seeking to dismantle public education.
              The Guardian
              4
              Trump vowed to dismantle transnational crime groups in a February executive order.
              Reuters
              5
              Chavistas say the opposition has a secret agenda to dismantle the programs.
              Reuters
              6
              Imperial War Museum London Fences are easier to build than to dismantle.
              The South African
              7
              The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to dismantle its net neutrality regulations.
              Wired
              8
              I'm not prepared to believe his intent is to dismantle the Senate.
              Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
              9
              The project's scientists were tasked to first defend, then dismantle, the work.
              The panic zone
              10
              Wednesday's clashes began after police moved in to dismantle a protest camp.
              BBC
              11
              They would have preferred to dismantle the eurozone rather than change path.
              The Guardian
              12
              Trump, a Republican, has sought to dismantle that law, known as Obamacare.
              Reuters
              13
              De Klerk decided to dismantle Apartheid, she wrote on Sunday 21 June.
              The South African
              14
              The CRPD does not require ratifying states to dismantle their systems immediately.
              The Guardian
              15
              Singh had to dismantle another to find out what had gone wrong.
              The new yorker
              16
              Facebook Twitter Pinterest Workmen start to dismantle a section of the camp.
              The Guardian
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              Translations for dismantle
              Dismantle through the time
              Dismantle across language varieties
              Ireland
              Common
              United States of America
              Common
              United Kingdom
              Less common