take apart
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(verb) divide into pieces; "our department was dismembered when our funding dried up" |
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Synonyms: dismember |
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Related Words: divide, part, separate |
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(verb) take apart into its constituent pieces |
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Synonyms: break apart, break up, disassemble, dismantle |
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Related Words: destroy |
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(verb) 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" |
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Synonyms: analyse, analyze, break down, dissect |
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Related Words: botanise, botanize, parse |
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