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.
stripping. 1  transitive verb. 2  1a : to remove clothing, covering, or surface matter fromb : to deprive of possessionsc : to divest of honors, privileges, or functions. 3  2a : to remove extraneous or superficial matter from a prose style stripped to the bonesb : to remove furniture, equipment, or accessories from strip a ship for action. 3 : to make bare or clear (as by cutting or grazing) 4 : to finish a milking of by pressing the last available milk from the teats strip a cow.