disassemble
verb (used with object)
to take apart.
disassembled
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past participleof disassemble.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof disassemble.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
disassembleverb (used with object)to take apart.
Example Sentences
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Their luminous, pale surfaces are covered in geometric markings that could be a lost version of cuneiform, and the objects’ irregular edges bring to mind a puzzle long ago disassembled and dispersed to far-flung locales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
The German firm said it had disassembled the rocket to carry out investigations.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
She digitally "disassembled" the fossil one bone at a time and uncovered several anatomical features that differed from known Hesperosuchus specimens.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
Bicycle parts were of particular interest, hence the tented “bike shops,” with piles of disassembled parts, so common in L.A. encampments during the COVID-19 pandemic.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
If I had lain there for a few million miles more than I did, the knackery of the ant nest would have disassembled Finn Easton and turned him into all sorts of useful ant products.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
