disassembles

verb

present tense third-person singular of disassemble
1
as in dismantles
to take apart they had to disassemble the television set in order to replace the wiring

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2
as in disperses
to go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole the class was slow to disassemble, many waiting around to ask the instructor some questions

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Recent Examples of disassembles While some companies attribute layoffs to AI, the technology primarily disassembles jobs by automating repetitive tasks, allowing employees to focus on complex work. — Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Apple has also developed its own robot called Daisy that disassembles iPhones to recover materials that traditional recycling often misses. — Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026 For example, Apple invented the Daisy Robot, which disassembles old iPhones in a matter of seconds and recovers a variety of precious metals, including copper and gold. — Suvrat Dhanorkar, The Conversation, 10 Dec. 2025 Its basket also doubles as a colander, and the lid disassembles fully for easier cleaning. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025 Reviewers appreciate that the machine disassembles easily and is dishwasher safe. — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disassembles
  1. dismantles
  2. disperses
  3. detaches
  4. dissipates
  5. disconnects
  6. dissolves
  7. dismembers
  8. disappears
Verb
  • Assembly Bill 2555 dismantles and streamlines an aging system that some researchers said kept far too many students classified as English learners months or even years after mastering the language.
    — Emily Woodruff, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The spiritual fact of our completeness in God dismantles the cycle and opens the door to renewal.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of dismantles
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  • The composition slips in and out of deliberation, a tableau of buckets and plates concentrating energy, which the lighter detritus then loosens and disperses.
    — Kristian Vistrup Madsen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Laser fusion follows another route, compressing and heating a tiny fuel pellet so reactions occur before the fuel disperses.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of disperses
Verb
  • Plus, the magnetic back plate detaches, letting gamers prop the controller and play wirelessly, like a Nintendo Switch.
    — Jessica Sager, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Nepali officials have said the floods were likely unleashed by a glacial collapse, which is when a large piece of ice, rock and debris suddenly detaches from a glacier on a mountain.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of detaches
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  • The afternoon high on Sunday will be near 53, with a low of 34 expected overnight after the storm dissipates.
    — Hali Smith October 29, Idaho Statesman, 29 Oct. 2026
  • This secondary route dissipates charges poorly, allowing electrons to rest safely in storage until harvest time.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of dissipates
Verb
  • Strategy often disconnects from execution; and processes and systems evolve independently of purpose.
    — Kumar Rupesh, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Apple says the Control Center button disconnects Bluetooth accessories without fully turning Bluetooth off.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of disconnects
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  • So the band dissolves and Tom goes off to work with Leon Russell, Al Kooper, and all these other great people.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Nitric acid dissolves solid silver into silver ions, leaving recyclers with toxic nitrogen oxide emissions, acidic wastewater streams, and a complex chemical recovery process.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of dissolves
Verb
  • Jason thus dismembers Cassidy’s corpse, wraps his bits up in tin foil, and stores them away in the freezer.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The push, pull and discovery of these motives morph into a violent blowout that ultimately dismembers their existing familial foundation.
    — Sibani Ram, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
Definition of dismembers
Verb
  • Midway through the conversation, Šeregi disappears, to pop up five minutes later, this time on a speedboat with the coastline receding behind him.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026
  • But the people who have spent three seasons assigning that responsibility to Clark should explain why their standard apparently disappears when applying it would require them to make demands of Reese.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026
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“Disassembles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disassembles. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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