disassemble

verb dis·as·sem·ble \ ˌdis-ə-ˈsem-bəl \

|Updated on: 13 Jul 2018

Examples: disassemble in a Sentence

Definition of disassemble

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

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disassembly

play \-blē\ noun

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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

Recent Examples of disassemble from the Web

The bedroom doubles as a dining room, polycarbonate panels can be disassembled and reused while three-dimensional graphics create kaleidoscopic reflections.

— lisa boone, latimes.com, "Live small, think big: MINI LIVING unveils latest tiny Urban Cabin atop Row DTLA," 7 June 2018
The SheWee funnel and extender tube, like the Freshette’s, can be disassembled and stored.

— anna callaghan, Outside Online, "Our Favorite Pee Funnels," 6 June 2018
The master plan proposes to disassemble it, replace its frame and reassemble it, possibly in a new location, returning openness to the historic plaza for ceremonies and re-enactments.

— scott huddleston, San Antonio Express-News, "Call sounded to keep Cenotaph in place," 17 May 2018
The crane boom dropped about a foot as it was being disassembled.

— wayne k. roustan, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Crane pins man's foot, breaking two of his toes, company owner says," 3 May 2018
The pavilion was built in Thailand, then disassembled, packed and shipped by sea, rail and truck.

— carla minsky, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Travel is Good for the Soul," 10 June 2018
In the interview, Dr. Hecker argued that the only safe way to disassemble the North’s nuclear warheads was to have the job done by the same North Korean engineers who built them.

— New York Times, "North Korea Nuclear Disarmament Could Take 15 Years, Expert Warns," 28 May 2018
Lift up the lever to disassemble the K-Cup pod holder and funnel, and wash both parts in the sink or on the top shelf of the dishwasher on a low temperature cycle.

— taysha murtaugh, Country Living, "How to Clean a Keurig Coffee Machine," 25 May 2018
If space is assembled, it might be disassembled, too; then its building blocks could organize into something that looks nothing like space.

— george musser, Scientific American, "What Is Spacetime?," 8 May 2018

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