take apart

Verb

Meaning

take apart into its constituent pieces

make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features

divide into pieces

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Synonyms

break down dismantle dissect disassemble break apart maul attack separate hammer slam break split remove destroy strip

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Antonyms

group create plastering develop build bond

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Hypernyms

separate destroy divide destruct part

Hyponyms

strike parse botanize botanise

Examples

We're like children who always want to take apart watches to see how they work. Ernest Rutherford

The other one I did was "I, Robot." I take apart Isaac Asimov's Robots world. Cory Doctorow

From a very young age, I liked to take apart things. All of my Christmas gifts would wind up in a million pieces. I actually recall taking apart my dad's lawnmower three times to understand how combustible engines work. Homaro Cantu

I think that I could have been take apart if the bear market continued, but I waited three years before I felt the bear market was over and I was right. Jim Cramer

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