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Pronunciation : Dis*mount"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Pref. dis- + mount: cf. OF. desmonter, F. d?monter.]
Definition : 1. To come down; to descend. [Poetic] But now the bright sun ginneth to dismount. Spenser.

2. To alight from a horse; to descend or get off, as a rider from his beast; as, the troops dismounted.

i. [imp. & p. p. Dismounted; p. pr. & vb. n. Dismounting.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Dis*mount"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. To throw or bring down from an elevation, place of honor and authority, or the like. Dismounted from his authority. Barrow.

2. To throw or remove from a horse; to unhorse; as, the soldier dismounted his adversary.

3. (Mech.)

Defn: To take down, or apart, as a machine.

4. To throw or remove from the carriage, or from that on which a thing is mounted; to break the carriage or wheels of, and render useless; to deprive of equipments or mountings; -- said esp. of artillery.

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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913