1. (

• dismantling ,
• dismantlement ,
• disassembly

) the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery); "Russia and the United States discussed the dismantling of their nuclear weapons" ;

1. (

• level ,
• raze ,
• rase ,
• dismantle ,
• tear_down ,
• take_down ,
• pull_down

) tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled" ;

2. (

• disassemble ,
• dismantle ,
• take_apart ,
• break_up ,
• break_apart

) take apart into its constituent pieces ;

3. (

• strip ,
• dismantle

) take off or remove; "strip a wall of its wallpaper" ;