DISASSEMBLE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Present simple: I / you / we / they disassemble ... he / she / it disassembles

Past simple: disassembled

Past participle: disassembled

-ing form: disassembling

Meaning:

Take apart into its constituent pieces

Synonyms:

break apart; break up; disassemble; dismantle; take apart

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "disassemble" is one way to...):

destroy; destruct (do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "disassemble"):

strike (disassemble a temporary structure, such as a tent or a theatrical set)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Antonym:

assemble (create by putting components or members together)