disassemble

Verb

Synonyms: dismantle take apart break up break apart

WordNet 3.0

Verb (1)

take apart into its constituent piecesSynonyms: dismantle take apart break up break apart

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

disassemble \dis`as*sem"ble\ v. t.

1.to take apart; to disconnect the parts of; to convert a whole into its constituent pieces.

Syn: dismantle, take apart, break apart, break up. [PJC]

2.(Computers) to convert a computer program in machine language into an equivalent assembly-language file. [PJC]

disassemble \dis`as*sem"ble\ v. i. to be able to come apart easily; to be converted into constituent parts; as, the rifle disassembles into small pieces for concealment. [PJC]