obsolete : descend
: to alight from an elevated position (as on a horse)
also : to get out of an enclosed craft or vehicle
zodiac
EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionaryss='v'>transitive verbintransitive verb
EnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryExamples
Verb
- //The cyclist dismounted and walked her bike across the street.
- //The gymnast dismounted from the parallel bars.
First Known Use
Verb
1544, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1654, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
Verb
probably modification of Middle French desmonter, from des- dis- + monter to mountdismount
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms
- to take apart //dismount a revolver for cleaningRelated Wordsbreak up disaggregate disarticulate disconnect disjoin disjoint dissever disunite transitive verb
- intransitive verb
obsolete : descend: to alight from an elevated position (as on a horse)also : to get out of an enclosed craft or vehicleExamplesVerb- //The cyclist dismounted and walked her bike across the street.
- //The gymnast dismounted from the parallel bars.
First Known UseVerb1544, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun1654, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and EtymologyVerbprobably modification of Middle French desmonter, from des- dis- + monter to mount
dismount
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms
- to take apart //dismount a revolver for cleaningRelated Wordsbreak up disaggregate disarticulate disconnect disjoin disjoint dissever disunite transitive verb
- intransitive verb
obsolete : descend: to alight from an elevated position (as on a horse)also : to get out of an enclosed craft or vehicleExamplesVerb- //The cyclist dismounted and walked her bike across the street.
- //The gymnast dismounted from the parallel bars.
First Known UseVerb1544, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun1654, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and EtymologyVerbprobably modification of Middle French desmonter, from des- dis- + monter to mount
dismount
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms
- to take apart //dismount a revolver for cleaning