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
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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Climbing up the pipes of a utility shaft, the inmates disassembled the ventilation covers, descended the roof on a chimney pipe and scaled a fence.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 12 May 2025
The eagles will be disassembled overnight Friday and placed into storage.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 6 May 2025
Motivated by the contradiction, the professional disassembled the violin, revealing Kempa’s hidden note — an apparent explanation, even an apology, from a master violin maker forced by the brutal limitations of his captivity to build an instrument that fell short of his own standards.
—Justin Spike, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2025
Some sets were constructed in Toronto, disassembled and shipped out and have now been preserved for a potential second season.
—Amber Dowling, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2025
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 12 May 2025
The eagles will be disassembled overnight Friday and placed into storage.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 6 May 2025
Motivated by the contradiction, the professional disassembled the violin, revealing Kempa’s hidden note — an apparent explanation, even an apology, from a master violin maker forced by the brutal limitations of his captivity to build an instrument that fell short of his own standards.
—Justin Spike, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2025
Some sets were constructed in Toronto, disassembled and shipped out and have now been preserved for a potential second season.
—Amber Dowling, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disassemble
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“Disassemble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disassemble. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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