dismount

English

/dɪsˈmaʊnt/

verb
Definitions
  • (ambitransitive) To (cause to) get off (something).
  • (computing) To make (a mounted drive) unavailable for use.
  • (intransitive) To come down; to descend.
  • (military) To throw (cannon) off their carriages.

Etymology

Prefix from English mount root from Proto-Indo-European *men- (think, stand out, stay, tower, mountain, stand still, mind, have in mind, project, remember, change, remain, rmemeber, small).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*men-

Gloss

think, stand out, stay, tower, mountain, stand still, mind, have in mind, project, remember, change, remain, rmemeber, small

Concept
Semantic Field

Cognition

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

楼, 塔

Emoji
💭 🤔

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