Dismantle
verb
To take apart a piece of machinery or equipment, building, or other structure.
The workers began to dismantle the old factory.
Often appears as...
- dismantle a machine
- dismantle a building
verb
To put an end to something, like a system or plan.
The government planned to dismantle the healthcare program.
Often appears as...
- dismantle a plan
- dismantle a program
verb
To take out parts of an organization or process in order to make it less complicated or effective.
The company had to dismantle its complex managerial structure to improvise the workflow.
Often appears as...
- dismantle a corporation
- dismantle a process
verb
To take apart a piece of machinery or equipment, building, or other structure.
The workers began to dismantle the old factory.
Often appears as...
- dismantle a machine
- dismantle a building
verb
To put an end to something, like a system or plan.
The government planned to dismantle the healthcare program.
Often appears as...
- dismantle a plan
- dismantle a program
verb
To take out parts of an organization or process in order to make it less complicated or effective.
The company had to dismantle its complex managerial structure to improvise the workflow.
Often appears as...
- dismantle a corporation
- dismantle a process
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Objects
Used when physically taking something into separate pieces.
She had to dismantle the crib before moving it to another room.
Pro Tip 2/3Methodical Process
Often done methodically, with the intent to reassemble or repair.
The mechanic dismantled the engine to replace the faulty parts.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Destruction
Different from destroying; parts are preserved for future use.
After Halloween, we'll dismantle the decorations and save them for next year.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Objects
Used when physically taking something into separate pieces.
She had to dismantle the crib before moving it to another room.
Pro Tip 2/3Methodical Process
Often done methodically, with the intent to reassemble or repair.
The mechanic dismantled the engine to replace the faulty parts.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Destruction
Different from destroying; parts are preserved for future use.
After Halloween, we'll dismantle the decorations and save them for next year.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Objects
Used when physically taking something into separate pieces.
She had to dismantle the crib before moving it to another room.
Pro Tip 2/3Methodical Process
Often done methodically, with the intent to reassemble or repair.
The mechanic dismantled the engine to replace the faulty parts.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Destruction
Different from destroying; parts are preserved for future use.
After Halloween, we'll dismantle the decorations and save them for next year.
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Afra Raymond: Three...
Today, I'm focusing on public sector corruption, which the private sector also participates in. The second important myth to understand -- because we have to destroy these myths, dismantle them and destroy them and ridicule them -- the second important myth to understand is the one that says
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The path to ending...
that may sometimes say that he said something that was wrong, but then allow for -- but support his platform in other ways. You know, true co-conspiracy in the effort to dismantle white supremacy and white nationalism is not a thing that people can do on vacation.
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How we can eliminate...
if technology will allow us to outrun the perpetrators and dismantle the communities that are normalizing child sexual abuse around the world today. And the time to do this is now. We can no longer say we don't know the impact this is having on our children.
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What’s a smartphone made...
comes with social and environmental problems, dismantling them does too. E-waste is sometimes intentionally exported to countries where labor is cheap but working conditions are poor. Vast workforces, often made up of women and children, may be underpaid,
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The lies we tell...
we need what happens in the world to reinforce what happens in our home. This is not a men's problem or a women's problem. This is everyone's problem, and we all play a role in dismantling systems of inequality.
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Finding Baby Seals on an...
since the military dismantled their operations here. And if there's anything I've learned from our explorations, it's that abandoned places don't stay uninhabited for long. Oh, come on. Is this the tunnel?
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How racial bias works --...
is a reflection of how we behave in the world. But what we don't want to do is create an easy-to-use system that can amplify bias and deepen racial disparities, rather than dismantling them.
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The gift and power of...
or raise a family or leave the world a better place without stress and discomfort. Discomfort is the price of admission to a meaningful life. So, how do we begin to dismantle rigidity
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Seizing Guns and Cash PIPE...
this you know but it's a great feeling it's little X variable today's bust is significant agents believe that seizing money and guns helps to dismantle cartels
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How racism makes us sick...
there is nothing so unfair as the equal treatment of unequal people. And that's why I am committed to working to dismantle racism. I deeply appreciate the fact
Video examples
Afra Raymond: Three...
Today, I'm focusing on public sector corruption, which the private sector also participates in. The second important myth to understand -- because we have to destroy these myths, dismantle them and destroy them and ridicule them -- the second important myth to understand is the one that says
Video examples
The path to ending...
that may sometimes say that he said something that was wrong, but then allow for -- but support his platform in other ways. You know, true co-conspiracy in the effort to dismantle white supremacy and white nationalism is not a thing that people can do on vacation.
Video examples
How we can eliminate...
if technology will allow us to outrun the perpetrators and dismantle the communities that are normalizing child sexual abuse around the world today. And the time to do this is now. We can no longer say we don't know the impact this is having on our children.
Video examples
What’s a smartphone made...
comes with social and environmental problems, dismantling them does too. E-waste is sometimes intentionally exported to countries where labor is cheap but working conditions are poor. Vast workforces, often made up of women and children, may be underpaid,
Video examples
The lies we tell...
we need what happens in the world to reinforce what happens in our home. This is not a men's problem or a women's problem. This is everyone's problem, and we all play a role in dismantling systems of inequality.
Video examples
Finding Baby Seals on an...
since the military dismantled their operations here. And if there's anything I've learned from our explorations, it's that abandoned places don't stay uninhabited for long. Oh, come on. Is this the tunnel?
Video examples
How racial bias works --...
is a reflection of how we behave in the world. But what we don't want to do is create an easy-to-use system that can amplify bias and deepen racial disparities, rather than dismantling them.
Video examples
The gift and power of...
or raise a family or leave the world a better place without stress and discomfort. Discomfort is the price of admission to a meaningful life. So, how do we begin to dismantle rigidity
Video examples
Seizing Guns and Cash PIPE...
this you know but it's a great feeling it's little X variable today's bust is significant agents believe that seizing money and guns helps to dismantle cartels
Video examples
How racism makes us sick...
there is nothing so unfair as the equal treatment of unequal people. And that's why I am committed to working to dismantle racism. I deeply appreciate the fact
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Kelela
American Musician
Anyone who understands anti-racist work, a white person specifically, understands that it is not black people's responsibility, or any person of color's responsibility, to dismantle the structures that keep white people in positions of power. We do our job to thrive, to survive. To protect ourselves, to sit together and feel better and to heal.
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Martin O'Malley
American Politician
The answers to feeding hungry children is not fewer dollars to feed hungry children, it's to do more. It is to raise the minimum wage. It is to increase, not dismantle, the earned income tax credit. It is to make college more affordable for more middle class families, not more expensive. These are the things that grow our middle class.
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Rush Limbaugh
American Entertainer
Our nation was created in ways that allow human potential to prosper, and it created the greatest nation for people in the history of humanity. Now Obama is dismantling it, because he has no appreciation for our greatness. In fact, he resents it. He blames this country for whatever evils he sees around the world.
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Abigail Spanberger
American Politician
We must teach our children to be kinder, we must examine our own biases and be better, we must expect more of each other and our elected leaders, and most importantly, we must demand policies that focus on progress and dismantle structures that disadvantage.
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Stacey Abrams
American Politician
The formerly incarcerated - returning citizens - often face a cruel irony in America. Having paid their debt to society, too many are banned from the ballot box that could help them dismantle policies that essentially extend their sentences.
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Katherine Moennig
American Actress
I've seen up close what can happen when actors talk publicly about their relationships: their personal life gets dismantled. It's a show business game, and it's one game I won't play.
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Richard Linklater
American Director
As you get older, you want less from the world; you just want to experience it. Any barriers to feeling emotions get dismantled. And ordinary things become beautifully poetic.
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Aaron Ciechanover
Israeli Scientist
To develop drugs for people, we basically dismantle the system. In the lab, we look at things the size of a cell or two. We dismantle life into very small models.
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Winnie Byanyima
Ugandan Politician
I don't think it's helpful to go dismantling the past, but you can refuse to honor aspects of it that you don't believe in anymore.
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Kate Mosse
English Author
Library campaigners are not prepared to stand by and watch something they cherish be dismantled brick by brick.
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Kelela
American Musician
Anyone who understands anti-racist work, a white person specifically, understands that it is not black people's responsibility, or any person of color's responsibility, to dismantle the structures that keep white people in positions of power. We do our job to thrive, to survive. To protect ourselves, to sit together and feel better and to heal.
Quote examples
Martin O'Malley
American Politician
The answers to feeding hungry children is not fewer dollars to feed hungry children, it's to do more. It is to raise the minimum wage. It is to increase, not dismantle, the earned income tax credit. It is to make college more affordable for more middle class families, not more expensive. These are the things that grow our middle class.
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Rush Limbaugh
American Entertainer
Our nation was created in ways that allow human potential to prosper, and it created the greatest nation for people in the history of humanity. Now Obama is dismantling it, because he has no appreciation for our greatness. In fact, he resents it. He blames this country for whatever evils he sees around the world.
Quote examples
Abigail Spanberger
American Politician
We must teach our children to be kinder, we must examine our own biases and be better, we must expect more of each other and our elected leaders, and most importantly, we must demand policies that focus on progress and dismantle structures that disadvantage.
Quote examples
Stacey Abrams
American Politician
The formerly incarcerated - returning citizens - often face a cruel irony in America. Having paid their debt to society, too many are banned from the ballot box that could help them dismantle policies that essentially extend their sentences.
Quote examples
Katherine Moennig
American Actress
I've seen up close what can happen when actors talk publicly about their relationships: their personal life gets dismantled. It's a show business game, and it's one game I won't play.
Quote examples
Richard Linklater
American Director
As you get older, you want less from the world; you just want to experience it. Any barriers to feeling emotions get dismantled. And ordinary things become beautifully poetic.
Quote examples
Aaron Ciechanover
Israeli Scientist
To develop drugs for people, we basically dismantle the system. In the lab, we look at things the size of a cell or two. We dismantle life into very small models.
Quote examples
Winnie Byanyima
Ugandan Politician
I don't think it's helpful to go dismantling the past, but you can refuse to honor aspects of it that you don't believe in anymore.
Quote examples
Kate Mosse
English Author
Library campaigners are not prepared to stand by and watch something they cherish be dismantled brick by brick.
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