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Dismantle vs Rebuild - What's the difference?

dismantle | rebuild |

As verbs the difference between dismantle and rebuild

is that dismantle is (originally) to divest, strip of dress or covering while rebuild is to build again.

As a noun rebuild is

an act of rebuilding.

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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    rebuild

    English

    Verb

  • To build again.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of rebuilding.
  • Synonyms

    * reassembly * reconstruction