demount

verb

de·mount | \(ˌ)dē-ˈmau̇nt

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Definition of demount

transitive verb

1 : to remove from a mounted position

2 : disassemble

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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

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demotic Egyptian

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The first known use of demount was circa 1930

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