disassemble
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break down, demount, dismantle, dismember, dismount, knock down, strike, take down
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Construction crews disassembled the gazebo in Cudell Park over two days in September 2016. — Cory Shaffer, cleveland.com, "Gazebo where Tamir Rice was shot to be dedicated at Chicago museum: live coverage," 23 June 2019 With proper care, your succulent twig magnet may last up to six months before needing to be disassembled. — Martina Schimitschek, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Crafts with succulents — on a miniature scale," 20 June 2019 As a result, much of the Apollo infrastructure was disassembled. — The Washington Post, al.com, "How did NASA put men on the moon? One harrowing step at a time," 19 June 2019 Speaking to the uniqueness of nuclear power, the plant will not be immediately disassembled. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Three Mile Island Is Closing in September," 9 May 2019 Its latest, called Daisy, can disassemble 200 iPhones in an hour. — Anchorage Daily News, "The explosive problem with recycling iPads, iPhones and other gadgets: They catch fire.," 12 Sep. 2018 Even rarer are those that destroy traps, limited among vertebrates to two groups of chimpanzees and mountain gorillas that disassemble poachers’ snares. — Jake Buehler, Science | AAAS, "Watch an ant rip apart a spiderweb to rescue a sibling," 7 June 2019 Next to the rock wall, the sofa is a sectional that can be disassembled so that the kids can jump on it and use it as a landing pad—every kid’s dream! — Samantha Swenson, ELLE Decor, "Now You'll Understand Why Every House Needs a Rock-Climbing Wall," 17 May 2019 The final results—the outfits—are fitted to the mannequins and are rarely easy to disassemble. — Mark Holgate, Vogue, "Francesco Colucci Styles the Windows of Traid in London, Turning Out Some of the City’s Fiercest Looks," 22 Apr. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'disassemble.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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