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TAKE APART

(verb)

Definitions

There are 3 meanings of the phrase Take Apart.

Take Apart - as a verb

Take apart into its constituent pieces

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
break apartbreak updisassembledismantle
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
destroydestruct
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Divide into pieces

Example: "Our department was dismembered when our funding dried up"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
discerpdismember

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

Example: "Analyze a specimen"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
analyseanalyzebreak downdissect
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Example Sentences

"Please take apart the engine and figure out what is causing the problem."
"He loves to take apart old watches and see how they work."
"I had to take apart the entire computer to replace the faulty motherboard."
"You should take apart the puzzle to understand how all the pieces fit together."
"She decided to take apart the essay and rewrite each paragraph for clarity."
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