dismantle
Verb
- tear down so as to make flat with the ground
- take apart into its constituent pieces
- take off or remove
- To take apart; to disassemble; to take to pieces.
- To disprove a discourse, claim or argument.
- To divest, strip of dress or covering.
- To remove fittings or furnishings from.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle French desmanteler, itself from des- (“dis-”), mantel (“coat”) + -er (verbal suffix).
Synonyms
break apart, break up, disassemble, level, pull down, rase, raze, strip, take apart, take down, tear down
Scrabble Score: 12
dismantle: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddismantle: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dismantle: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary