Dis-măn’tle, v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. DISMANTLED; p. pr. & vb. n. DISMANTLING.] [Prefix dis and mantle, q. v.; Fr. démanteler, O. Fr. desmanteler.]

1. To deprive of dress; to divest; to strip. South.
2. To deprive of apparatus, furniture, equipments, or fortifications; as, to dismantle a fort, a town, or a ship. “A dismantled house, without windows or shutters.” Macaulay.
3. To render unfit for its destined use or service; to disable.

His nose dismantled in his mouth is found. Dryden. Syn.—To demolish; raze. See DEMOLISH.