Main Entry: dis·as·sem·ble

Pronunciation: \ˌdis-ə-ˈsem-bəl\

Function: verb

Date: 1903

transitive verb

: to take apart <disassemble a watch>intransitive verb 1 : to come apart <the frame disassembles into sections>
2 : disperse, scatter <the crowd began to disassemble>

— dis·as·sem·bly \-blē\ noun