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.
removal - the act of removing; he had surgery for the removal of a malignancy. remotion. separation - the act of dividing or disconnecting. cutting off, abscission - the act of cutting something off. abstraction - the act of withdrawing or removing something.