The bookshelf disassembles for easy storage.
they had to disassemble the television set in order to replace the wiring
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1881
break down, demount, dismantle, dismember, dismount, knock down, take down;
break up, disaggregate, disarticulate, disconnect, disjoin, disjoint, dissever, disunite, divide, separate;
: to disconnect the pieces of (something)
: to come apart into smaller pieces
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