disassemble
verb/ˌdɪsəˈsembl/
/ˌdɪsəˈsembl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they disassemble | /ˌdɪsəˈsembl/ /ˌdɪsəˈsembl/ |
| he / she / it disassembles | /ˌdɪsəˈsemblz/ /ˌdɪsəˈsemblz/ |
| past simple disassembled | /ˌdɪsəˈsembld/ /ˌdɪsəˈsembld/ |
| past participle disassembled | /ˌdɪsəˈsembld/ /ˌdɪsəˈsembld/ |
| -ing form disassembling | /ˌdɪsəˈsemblɪŋ/ /ˌdɪsəˈsemblɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] disassemble something to take apart a machine or structure so that it is in separate pieces synonym dismantle (1)
- We had to completely disassemble the engine to find the problem.
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- [transitive] disassemble something (computing) to translate something from computer code into a language that can be read by humansTopics Computersc2
- [intransitive] (formal) (of a group of people) to move apart and go away in different directions
- The concert ended and the crowd disassembled.
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