Meaning of dismantle in English

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Verb
dismantle
Etymology
late 16th century (in the sense ‘destroy the defensive capability of a fortification’): from Old French desmanteler, from des- (expressing reversal) + manteler‘fortify’ (from Latin mantellum‘cloak’)
Definitions
1. tear down so as to make flat with the ground
Examples
- « The building was levelled »
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2. take apart into its constituent pieces
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3. take off or remove
Examples
- « strip a wall of its wallpaper »
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