take apart

Verb (3)

1. take apart into its constituent piecesSynonyms: disassembledismantletake apartbreak upbreak apart
2. divide into pieces“our department was dismembered when our funding dried up”“The Empire was discerped after the war”Synonyms: dismembertake apartdiscerp
3. make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features“analyze a specimen”“analyze a sentence”“analyze a chemical compound”Synonyms: analyzeanalysebreak downdissecttake apart