disassemble
verb
dis·as·sem·ble
ˌdis-ə-ˈsem-bəl 
disassembled; disassembling; disassembles
: to take apart
disassemble a watch
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: 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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The city sold the elevated water tank site on the corner of Persimmon and Eighth to DRA Properties, LLC for $1,000 in November with the stipulation that the company would disassemble, remove and dispose of the water tower at its own expense within 18 months of the sale, according to city documents.
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Gael Langdon, Arkansas Online, 29 Apr. 2025
Maintenance Some ceramic coffee grinders are easier to disassemble and clean than others but are overall much simpler to maintain than electric coffee grinders.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025
Thomas was also a founding member of the punk band Rocket from the Tombs, which disassembled after one year in 1975.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The brain needs time — sometimes years — to fully disassemble that mental and emotional infrastructure.
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—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Gael Langdon, Arkansas Online, 29 Apr. 2025
Maintenance Some ceramic coffee grinders are easier to disassemble and clean than others but are overall much simpler to maintain than electric coffee grinders.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025
Thomas was also a founding member of the punk band Rocket from the Tombs, which disassembled after one year in 1975.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The brain needs time — sometimes years — to fully disassemble that mental and emotional infrastructure.
2.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 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 16 May. 2025.
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