DISMANTLE
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Dis*man"tle (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dismantled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dismantling (?).] [F. démanteler, OF. desmanteler; pref: des- (L. dis-) + manteler to cover with a cloak, defend, fr. mantel, F. manteau, cloak. See Mantle.] 1. To strip or deprive of dress; to divest.
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2. To strip of furniture and equipments, guns, etc.; to unrig; to strip of walls or outworks; to break down; as, to dismantle a fort, a town, or a ship.
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A dismantled house, without windows or shutters to keep out the rain.
Macaulay.
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3. To disable; to render useless. Comber.
Syn. -- To demo&unr_;sh; raze. See Demol&unr_;sh.
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