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.
Definition of 'displace'. displace. If one thing displaces another, it forces the other thing out of its place, position, or role, and then occupies that place, position, or role itself. These factories have displaced tourism as the country's largest source of foreign exchange. [VERB noun] Coal is to be displaced by natural gas and nuclear power.