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Dismantle vs Crumble - What's the difference?

dismantle | crumble |

As verbs the difference between dismantle and crumble

is that dismantle is (originally) to divest, strip of dress or covering while crumble is to fall apart; to disintegrate.

As a noun crumble is

a dessert of british origin containing stewed fruit topped with a crumbly mixture of fat, flour, and sugar.

dismantle

English

Verb

(dismantl)
  • (originally) To divest, strip of dress or covering.
  • To remove fittings or furnishings from.
  • To take apart; to disassemble; to take to pieces.
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    Derived terms

    * dismantlement

    References

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    crumble

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To fall apart; to disintegrate.
  • To render into crumbs.
  • Noun

  • A dessert of British origin containing stewed fruit topped with a crumbly mixture of fat, flour, and sugar.