systematicallydismantling
verb (present participle)UK /ˌsɪstəˈmætɪkli dɪsˈmæntlɪŋ/
US /ˌsɪstəˈmætɪkli dɪsˈmæntəlɪŋ/
Taking something apart step by step in a careful, planned way.
The engineers are systematically dismantling the old bridge piece by piece.
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2. Gradually removing or ending a system, rule, or organization in an organized way.
The new leaders were systematically dismantling the old rules.
3. Carefully taking apart a machine or structure into its separate parts.
Workers spent weeks systematically dismantling the factory equipment.
4. Slowly breaking down an idea or argument piece by piece.
The reviewer was systematically dismantling the theory in her article.