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
Recent Examples on the Web
It can be easily reconfigured or disassembled, replaced and recycled.
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Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 25 May 2026
All of that data funnels through a roving technical center that gets disassembled after every race and shipped to the next location.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
The entire guitar can also be easily disassembled to pack it up for safe transport.
—New Atlas, 18 May 2026
Vaillancourt Fountain, a Brutalist, pre-cast concrete fountain that’s been the central feature of San Francisco’s Embarcadero Plaza since 1971, caught fire on Wednesday morning as it was being disassembled, according to reports.
—News Desk, Artforum, 7 May 2026
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Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 25 May 2026
All of that data funnels through a roving technical center that gets disassembled after every race and shipped to the next location.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
The entire guitar can also be easily disassembled to pack it up for safe transport.
—New Atlas, 18 May 2026
Vaillancourt Fountain, a Brutalist, pre-cast concrete fountain that’s been the central feature of San Francisco’s Embarcadero Plaza since 1971, caught fire on Wednesday morning as it was being disassembled, according to reports.
—News Desk, Artforum, 7 May 2026
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 May. 2026.
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