disassemble
verb
dis·as·sem·ble
ˌdis-ə-ˈsem-bəl 
disassembled; disassembling; disassembles
: to take apart
disassemble a watch
1
: to come apart
the frame disassembles into sections
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Examples of disassemble in a Sentence
The bookshelf disassembles for easy storage.
they had to disassemble the television set in order to replace the wiring
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Despite various retrieval attempts—including disassembling the drain pipes and pouring water down the sink—the resilient frog stayed put, emerging occasionally and one time leaving behind evidence.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
It’s organized around five events in a material’s production — animating, disassembling, feeding, re-fusing and stitching — and also highlights the wave of more sustainable principles that are being embraced by designers to use fewer resources and allow for recycling and recovery.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
In years past, it's taken every bit of two adults' brain power and muscle to try to set up an effective beach tent and then disassemble it at the end of every day.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 28 July 2024
Following the students’ arrests, the encampment was forcibly disassembled.
—Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
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David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
It’s organized around five events in a material’s production — animating, disassembling, feeding, re-fusing and stitching — and also highlights the wave of more sustainable principles that are being embraced by designers to use fewer resources and allow for recycling and recovery.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
In years past, it's taken every bit of two adults' brain power and muscle to try to set up an effective beach tent and then disassemble it at the end of every day.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 28 July 2024
Following the students’ arrests, the encampment was forcibly disassembled.
—Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Disassemble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disassemble. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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