deconstruct
Use Deconstruct in a sentence
kənˈstrʌkt verb (used with object)
to break down into constituent parts; dissect; dismantle.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to apply the theories of deconstruction to (a text, film, etc) |
| 2. | to expose or dismantle the existing structure in (a system, organization, etc) |
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Deconstruct
is one of our favorite verbs.
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| to spend time idly; loaf. |
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Example sentences
She then spent extra to deconstruct it into pieces and transport it to her property.
The purpose of this paper is to deconstruct the new racist discourse within an urban charter school.
At the time, the idea was to deconstruct texts to uncover underlying ideologies.
But it doesn't deconstruct to any new interesting proposition.
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