Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) meets U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton upon her arrival at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Vladivostok September 8, 2012. REUTERS/Mikhail Metzel.
Definition of dismantle. dismantled. dismantling. 1 : to disconnect the pieces of will have to dismantle the engine; also : to destroy the integrity or functioning of The program was later dismantled due to a lack of funding.
: to destroy (something) in an orderly way : to gradually cause (something) to come to an end. The after-school program was dismantled due to lack of funding. He accuses them of trying to dismantle the country's legal system. [+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples â dismantlement