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Dismantle (Verb)

Take off or remove; "strip a wall of its wallpaper".

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

The old car had to be dismantled and completely overhauled to make it roadworthy again.
To repaint the wall, we will dismantle the furniture and cover the floor with drop cloths.
The constructor began to dismantle the scaffolding after the building was finished.
Technicians dismantled the engine to identify the source of the malfunction.
Before painting, workers will dismantle the door and remove any remaining hardware.

Take apart into its constituent pieces.

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.

The engineer had to dismantle the engine to fix the faulty piston.
They carefully dismantle the antique clock to understand its intricate mechanisms.
To upgrade the computer, you will have to dismantle the casing first.
It took the team hours to dismantle the massive machine for maintenance.
Before recycling the old bicycle, the firm had to dismantle and sort its parts.

Tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled".

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.

The wrecking crew was brought in to dismantle the abandoned factory and clear the land for redevelopment.
The old stadium had to be dismantled piece by piece to avoid damaging the nearby residential buildings.
Local authorities ordered the dismantle of the old, dilapidated bridge to make way for a newer, safer crossing.
Crews worked tirelessly to dismantle the stadium after it was announced that it would be relocated to a different part of the city.
The entire neighborhood had to be evacuated as workers began to dismantle the hazardous factory and remove its toxic waste.