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demount

verb
de·​mount | \ (ˌ)dē-ˈmau̇nt How to pronounce demount (audio) \
demounted; demounting; demounts

Definition of demount

transitive verb

1 : to remove from a mounted position
2 : disassemble
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Other Words from demount

demountable \ (ˌ)dē-​ˈmau̇n-​tə-​bəl How to pronounce demountable (audio) \ adjective

Examples of demount in a Sentence

soldiers were expected to be able to demount and reassemble their weapons

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 They were torn down and pulverized by angry mobs, as happened in Kiev during the wave of protests in 2013-14, or methodically demounted by local authorities. — Washington Post, "100 years after Russian revolution, Lenin statues abound," 5 Nov. 2017

First Known Use of demount

circa 1930, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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