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disassemble
dis·as·sem·ble
/
ˌdɪs
əˈsɛm
bəl
/
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uh
-
sem
-b
uh
l
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verb,
dis·as·sem·bled,
dis·as·sem·bling.
verb (used with object)
1.
to take apart.
verb (used without object)
2.
to come apart:
These shelves disassemble quickly for easy moving.
Origin:
1605–15;
dis-
1
+
assemble
Related forms
dis·as·sem·bly,
noun
Can be confused:
disassemble,
dissemble
.
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disassemble
(ˌdɪsəˈsɛmb
ə
l)
—
vb
(
tr
) to take apart (a piece of machinery, etc); dismantle
disas'sembly
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
disassemble
1610s, "to disperse," from
dis-
+
assemble
. Meaning "to take apart" is from 1922. Related: Disassembled; disassembly.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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