■ verb take to pieces.
Derivatives
~ment noun
~r noun
Origin
C16 (in the sense 'destroy the defensive capability of a fortification'): from OFr. desmanteler , from des- (expressing reversal) + manteler 'fortify'.
■ verb take to pieces.
Derivatives
~ment noun
~r noun
Origin
C16 (in the sense 'destroy the defensive capability of a fortification'): from OFr. desmanteler , from des- (expressing reversal) + manteler 'fortify'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004