Italian edit

Etymology edit

From s- +‎ mantello (matle) +‎ -are.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /zman.telˈla.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: sman‧tel‧là‧re

Verb edit

smantellàre (first-person singular present smantèllo, first-person singular past historic smantellài, past participle smantellàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (also figurative) to dismantle; to demolish
  2. (figurative, by extension) to destroy (an argument, reasoning, etc.)

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Further reading edit

  • smantellare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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