Dismantle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

tear down so as to make flat with the ground

take apart into its constituent pieces

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˌuːəlᵻzˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsmˈantəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsmˈantəl/

2 syllables Say it as /dˌuːəlᵻzˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

The building was levelled
strip a wall of its wallpaper

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pull down break up level disassemble take apart break apart tear down strip raze take down rase

Antonyms

raise assemble

Parts of Speech

verb	tear down so as to make flat with the ground “The building was levelled”
verb	take apart into its constituent pieces
verb	take off or remove “strip a wall of its wallpaper”

Word Forms

level	noun	a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line
razing	noun	the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled
dismantlement	noun	the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery)
dismantling	noun	the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery)
stripper	noun	a chemical compound used to remove paint or varnish
stripping	noun	the removal of covering

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

demontieren

abreißen, so dass es eben mit dem Boden abschließt

🇫🇷French

démanteler

démolir pour aplatir le sol

🇪🇸Spanish

desmantelar

derribar para que quede plano con el suelo

🇮🇹Italian

smantellare

abbattere in modo da appiattirlo con il terreno

🇳🇱Dutch

ontmantelen

afbreken zodat het vlak wordt met de grond

🇵🇹Portuguese

desmantelar

derrubar para ficar plano com o chão

🇷🇺Russian

демонтировать

снести так, чтобы вровень с землей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नष्ट

फाड़ दो ताकि ज़मीन के साथ समतल हो जाए

🇧🇩Bengali

ভেঙে ফেলা

মাটির সাথে সমতল করতে যাতে নিচে ছিঁড়ে ফেলুন

🇮🇳Tamil

அகற்று

தரையுடன் தட்டையாக இருக்கும்படி இடித்துவிடுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

కూల్చివేయు

నేలతో చదును చేసేలా కూల్చివేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

तोडणे

जमिनीसह सपाट करण्यासाठी खाली फाडणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

તોડી નાખવું

જમીન સાથે સપાટ બનાવવા માટે નીચે તોડી નાખો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೆಡವಲು

ನೆಲದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸಮತಟ್ಟಾಗುವಂತೆ ಕಿತ್ತುಹಾಕಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൊളിക്കുക

നിലത്തു പരത്തേണ്ടതിന്നു പൊളിച്ചുകളയുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤੋੜਨਾ

ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਸਮਤਲ ਬਣਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਇਸ ਲਈ ਥੱਲੇ ਪਾੜ

🇵🇰Urdu

ختم کرنا

زمین کے ساتھ فلیٹ بنانے کے طور پر نیچے آنسو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

拆除

拆下来，使其与地面齐平

🇯🇵Japanese

解体する

地面と平らになるように取り壊す

🇰🇷Korean

해체하다

땅과 수평이 되도록 헐어라

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tháo dỡ

xé nát để làm phẳng với mặt đất

🇹🇭Thai

รื้อ

รื้อลงให้ราบกับพื้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

membongkar

dirobohkan hingga rata dengan tanah

🇵🇭Filipino

lansagin

sirain upang maging patag sa lupa

🇲🇾Malay

bongkar

meruntuhkan sehingga rata dengan tanah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تفكيك

هدم حتى تصبح مسطحة مع الأرض

🇮🇷Persian

برچیدن

بشکنید تا با زمین صاف شود

🇹🇷Turkish

sökmek

zeminle düzleşecek şekilde yırtın

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְפַרֵק

להרוס כדי להיות שטוח עם הקרקע

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The primary meaning of 'dismantle' is 'tear down so as to make flat with the ground'.

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