dismantl

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Dismantled p. pr. & vb. n. Dismantling ] [ F. démanteler, OF. desmanteler; pref: des- (L. dis-) + manteler to cover with a cloak, defend, fr. mantel, F. manteau, cloak. See Mantle. ] 1. To strip or deprive of dress; to divest. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To strip of furniture and equipments, guns, etc.; to unrig; to strip of walls or outworks; to break down; as, to dismantle a fort, a town, or a ship. [ 1913 Webster ]

A dismantled house, without windows or shutters to keep out the rain. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To disable; to render useless. Comber.

Syn. -- To demo&unr_;sh; raze. See Demol&unr_;sh. [ 1913 Webster ]