— dismantlement , n. — dismantler , n.
/dis man"tl/ , v.t., dismantled, dismantling .
1. to deprive or strip of apparatus, furniture, equipment, defenses, etc.: to dismantle a ship; to dismantle a fortress.
2. to disassemble or pull down; take apart: They dismantled the machine and shipped it in pieces.
3. to divest of dress, covering, etc.: The wind dismantled the trees of their leaves.
[ 1570-80; desmanteler. See DIS- 1 , MANTLE ]