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.
Full Definition of RECONSTRUCTION. 1. a: the action of reconstructing: the state of being reconstructed b often capitalized: the reorganization and reestablishment of the seceded states in the Union after the American Civil War. 2. : something reconstructed. See reconstruction defined for English-language learners.