deconstruct
verb (used with object)
to break down into constituent parts; dissect; dismantle.
had deconstructed
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past perfectof deconstruct.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Dodge’s paintings also take you back to what Picasso and Braque were doing from 1912-14, when they invented Synthetic Cubism to reassemble the pictorial space they had deconstructed with Analytical Cubism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2019
The garment was composed of two vintage dresses, which she had deconstructed and reassembled for the occasion.
From New York Times ● Jul. 27, 2018
We had deconstructed the content of media's stories, demystified its modes of transmission and learned to do it all for ourselves.
From Open Source Democracy by Douglas Rushkoff
