dismantle
/dɪˈsmæntl/ verb [T]Definition
TAKE APART › to take something apart so that it is in several pieces: He's specially trained to dismantle bombs.
GET RID OF › to get rid of a system or organization
(Definition of dismantle verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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