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What does the word dismantle mean?

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well well I think what dismental means is to take something apart or break down

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take it from the prefix word dis in dismantal it means to take apart, the important part of this word is the prefix

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Etymology of the word Dismantle:
DES- (Old French)
MANTELLUM - meaning cloak (Latin)/ MANTELER- meaning fortify (Old French) >>> DESMANTELER (Old French) >>>> DISMANTLE - meaning to destroy the capability of.
Therefore, the meaning of the word dismantle is: to disassemble or to break up something into pieces.
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