dismantling
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4.4
- noun
- /dɪsˈmæntlɪŋ/
:
desmantelamiento
- The team was responsible for the dismantling of the outdated computer system over the weekend.
- the dismantling of apartheid
- the dismantling of the regime
We're not finished with, you know, completely dismantling the United States yet.
- We're not finished with, you know, completely dismantling the United States yet.
- I have witnessed people on the back end of dismantling these structural relationships.
- And at the same time, Musk was given this job of basically dismantling the government in so many areas.
- What does Tillerson have to say about his what some called the dismantling of the apparatus and State Department?
- They voted and actively took part in the dismantling of the very place that they claim to hold dear.
- President that right now he is when I say the last best hope, I mean in this cycle, the last best hope that we have for dismantling that bureaucratic class.
- And this book is all about building habits and, and kind of dismantling your old negative ones.
- This is what my wife would call your great dismantling and your divine moment.
- Now the attack can involve the dismantling of the of the other person.
- Frankly, invalidation, rage shaming, dismantling of our reality.
- And out of that dismantling, you have this, a genocide has occurred.
Examples
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In addition to instructions earlier transmitted to stop construction work on installations in Cuba, the Soviet Government has ordered the dismantling of weapons in Cuba, as well as their crating and return to the Soviet Union.
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Let's go ahead and start with the dismantling process.
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I have completed the dismantling.
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The old world order needs dismantling, and we have the tools to dismantle it.
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And my uncle went into that meeting with very high hopes that he could make peace and they could begin dismantling the nuclear arsenal on both sides.
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Within the democracies, both world wars were followed by the public dismantling of their departments of information.
Academic text (2000) -
In addition, the dismantling of input subsidies may further reduce the attractiveness of land to the rich.
Academic text (1998) -
The dismantling of the old factory was necessary to make way for new developments.
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Before starting the project, we need to plan the dismantling of the existing structure carefully.
Synonyms
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3.0
To separate something into parts so it can be moved or fixed
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5.9
The act of taking a machine or building apart into separate parts
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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
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5.0
Separating things that were joined before, for example train cars
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7.9
Breaking a whole into smaller separate parts
A quick, active way of taking machines or electronics apart for recycling
Separation of parts that are normally joined in a structure or machine
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Etymology
Dismantling comes from dis- ('remove') and mantle ('cloak'). It first meant 'to take off a cloak' and later 'to remove covers or parts', which is why dismantling now means taking something apart.