Meaning & use
dismantle
To take something apart piece by piece, or to gradually end a system or organization.
See it in a sentence
Workers dismantled the old bridge before construction on the replacement began.
The new government moved quickly to dismantle several unpopular policies from the previous administration.
A note on using this word
Dismantle applies both to physical structures and abstract systems, such as organizations, policies, or networks.
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