English verb: dismantle | |||
1. | dismantle (creation) tear down so as to make flat with the ground | ||
Samples | The building was levelled. | ||
Synonyms | level, pull down, rase, raze, take down, tear down | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | destroy, destruct | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bulldoze | ||
Antonyms | erect, put up, set up, rear, raise | ||
2. | dismantle (creation) take apart into its constituent pieces | ||
Synonyms | break apart, break up, disassemble, take apart | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | destroy, destruct | ||
Antonyms | assemble, put together, tack together, piece, set up, tack | ||
3. | dismantle (change) take off or remove | ||
Samples | Strip a wall of its wallpaper. | ||
Synonyms | strip | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||