dismantlement
3
5.9
- noun
- /dɪsˈmæn.təl.mənt/
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desmantelamiento
- The dismantlement of the old bridge will take several months to complete.
Examples
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The two semi-autonomous countries of Curacao and Sint Maarten emerging from this dismantlement resulted in lesser autonomous models than existed when the islands were one country.
Blog text (7) -
The engineers began the dismantlement of the system to replace outdated parts.
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There is little evidence of program dismantlement.
Academic text (1996) -
Yongbyon's dismantlement would indeed be a breakthrough.
Blog text (20) -
"This is the first time that the government is carrying out a full-fledged dismantlement of the social welfare state."
Blog text (21) -
If Pyongyang proves to be serious, then the six-party forum can move on to the final phase of nuclear dismantlement in 2008.
Academic text (2007) -
Within two years, elite opinion had shifted, and many of the programs were dismantled or now remain on the verge of dismantlement.
Academic text (1996) -
Geopolitically, the outcome is also suggestive of 1918: the defeated empire is in the process of dismantlement.
Academic text (1992) -
Vladimir Bukovsky, too, warns that it looks like we are living in a period of rapid, systematic, and very consistent dismantlement of democracy.
Blog text (31) -
The United Kingdom and France have also taken steps toward disarmament, including the dismantlement of missiles and the cessation of production of fissile material, the stuff of which nuclear warheads are made.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
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4.4
The act of taking a machine or system apart
2
5.2
To take something apart, often a machine, so you can fix or check it
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4.1
Taking something apart to study or remove its parts
A quick, active way of taking machines or electronics apart for recycling
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Etymology
The word dismantlement comes from an old phrase meaning 'take off the cloak': dis- means 'remove' and mantle means 'cloak' or 'cover', like the English word mantle. So dismantlement is the act of removing a cover and therefore of taking a machine or structure apart.