disassemble
verb
dis·as·sem·ble
ˌdis-ə-ˈsem-bəl 
disassembled; disassembling; disassembles
: to take apart
disassemble a watch
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: 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
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Fixing the honeybee sculpture To fix the honeybee, Elder has to order more supplies worth hundreds of dollars and disassemble it in order to eventually put it back together.
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Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
That boat featured a staggering 68-meter rigid wing sail that could not be disassembled.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Perhaps with patience and practice, conversations like these can build empathy, promote compromise and begin to disassemble the walls dividing us.
—Lisa Pavia-Higel, The Conversation, 27 May 2026
It can be easily reconfigured or disassembled, replaced and recycled.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 25 May 2026
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Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
That boat featured a staggering 68-meter rigid wing sail that could not be disassembled.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Perhaps with patience and practice, conversations like these can build empathy, promote compromise and begin to disassemble the walls dividing us.
—Lisa Pavia-Higel, The Conversation, 27 May 2026
It can be easily reconfigured or disassembled, replaced and recycled.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 25 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 5 Jun. 2026.
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