dismantle

/dɪsˈmæntəl/

verb

demontować

/dɛmɔnˈtɔvat͡ɕ/· czasownik

Also

rozbieraćlikwidować

Definition

To take apart a machine or structure, or to gradually get rid of a system or idea.

Examples

The team had to dismantle the old engine to find the fault.

Zespół musiał zdemontować stary silnik, żeby znaleźć usterkę.

The government plans to dismantle the old welfare system.

Rząd planuje zlikwidować stary system opieki społecznej.

Synonyms

disassembletake apartbreak down

Collocations

dismantle a machinedismantle a systemdismantle a structure

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