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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Officials had contemplated disassembling the station and recycling certain parts of it, as well as handing off operations of the ISS to a private company.
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Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 July 2024
After the war ended, the Soviet Union effectively plundered the eastern portion of Germany by disassembling thousands of factories and transferring their equipment to Soviet territory, where the plants were reconstituted and run by Soviet workers.
—Stephen G. Brooks, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
Modifying the heat shield now would require disassembling the Orion crew module from its European service module, probably delaying the Artemis II launch a year or more beyond its current target schedule in September 2025.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 9 May 2024
Cleaning the humidifier was a bit more involved with the filter, sound silencer, and float needing to be disassembled and soaked in vinegar for 20 minutes.
—Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2024
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Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 July 2024
After the war ended, the Soviet Union effectively plundered the eastern portion of Germany by disassembling thousands of factories and transferring their equipment to Soviet territory, where the plants were reconstituted and run by Soviet workers.
—Stephen G. Brooks, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
Modifying the heat shield now would require disassembling the Orion crew module from its European service module, probably delaying the Artemis II launch a year or more beyond its current target schedule in September 2025.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 9 May 2024
Cleaning the humidifier was a bit more involved with the filter, sound silencer, and float needing to be disassembled and soaked in vinegar for 20 minutes.
—Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2024
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 26 Jul. 2024.
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