demount
verb
de·mount (ˌ)dē-ˈmau̇nt 
demounted; demounting; demounts
transitive verb
1
: to remove from a mounted position
2
: disassemble
demountable
(ˌ)dē-ˈmau̇n-tə-bəl
adjective 
Synonyms
- break down
- disassemble
- dismantle
- dismember
- dismount
- knock down
- strike
- take down
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
soldiers were expected to be able to demount and reassemble their weapons
Recent Examples on the Web 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, 5 Nov. 2017
Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2017 Word History
First Known Use
circa 1930, in the meaning defined at sense 1
demounted
verb
as in dismantled
to take apart soldiers were expected to be able to demount and reassemble their weapons Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- dismantled
- dismounted
- disassembled
- disconnected
- detached
- dismembered
- divided
- struck
- took down
- knocked down
- disengaged
- separated
- broke down
- disaggregated
- disarticulated
- disunited
- disjoined
- dissevered
- disjointed
- broke up
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- constructed
- assembled
- built
- erected
- combined
- united
- pitched