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dismantle

/dɪsˈmæntəl/dih-SMAN-tuhl
/dɪsˈmæntəl/dih-SMAN-tuhl

Meaninglater manteau, a cloak

Common meaning: take a structure apart

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchmantel‘later manteau, a cloak’source
  2. Middle Frenchdesmanteller‘remove a cloak or dismantle a fortification’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftslater manteau, a cloak → take a structure apartdismantle‘take a structure apart’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French mantel ‘later manteau, a cloak’.

Roots

  • mantel Old French “later manteau, a cloak”

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