Definitions
take off or remove
Word origin
From Middle French desmanteler, itself from des- (“dis-”), mantel (“coat”) + -er (verbal suffix).
Used in a sentence
“In order to grant the rich these pleasures, the social contract is reconfigured. The welfare state is dismantled. Essential public services are cut so that the rich may pay less tax.”
“If we can dismantle hate rhetoric and explain why it is, in fact, illogical, is the language no longer dangerous?”
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01“Take apart”9 letters
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