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dismantle (v.)
1570s, from Middle French
desmanteler
"to tear down the walls of a fortress," literally "strip of a cloak," from
des-
"off, away" (see
dis-
) +
manteler
"to cloak" (see
mantle
). Related:
Dismantled
;
dismantling
.
