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Dismantle vs Destruct - What's the difference?

dismantle | destruct |

In lang=en terms the difference between dismantle and destruct

is that dismantle is to take apart; to disassemble; to take to pieces while destruct is to self-destruct.

As verbs the difference between dismantle and destruct

is that dismantle is (originally) to divest, strip of dress or covering while destruct is to intentionally cause the destruction of.

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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  • , author=George Monbiot, authorlink=George Monbiot , title=Money just makes the rich suffer , volume=188, issue=23, page=19 , magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) citation , passage=In order to grant the rich these pleasures, the social contract is reconfigured. The welfare state is dismantled . Essential public services are cut so that the rich may pay less tax. […]}}

    Derived terms

    * dismantlement

    References

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    destruct

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To intentionally cause the destruction of.
  • To self-destruct.