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
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Rather than demolishing it or trying to carefully disassemble it for the move, the decision was made to simply jack it up and wheel it across town.
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New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2025
The idea was to enlist able-bodied college men to help disassemble McCook’s bleachers.
—Randy Mason
august 22, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2025
Try to purchase a pet water fountain that is fairly easy to clean and not difficult to disassemble and reassemble.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
Marlins’ president of baseball operations Peter Bendix ultimately believed in this surging ballclub enough not to disassemble it at the trade deadline.
—Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 2 Aug. 2025
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New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2025
The idea was to enlist able-bodied college men to help disassemble McCook’s bleachers.
—Randy Mason
august 22, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2025
Try to purchase a pet water fountain that is fairly easy to clean and not difficult to disassemble and reassemble.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
Marlins’ president of baseball operations Peter Bendix ultimately believed in this surging ballclub enough not to disassemble it at the trade deadline.
—Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 2 Aug. 2025
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 4 Sep. 2025.
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