Verb: take apart teyk u'paa(r)t
- Take apart into its constituent pieces
"He took apart the clock to repair it";
- disassemble, dismantle, break up, break apart
- Divide into pieces
"The mechanic took apart the engine";
- dismember, discerp
- Make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
"take apart today's financial market";
- analyze [N. Amer], analyse [Brit, Cdn], break down, dissect
Derived forms: taking apart, takes apart, took apart, taken apart
Type of: act, consider, destroy, destruct, divide, move, part, reckon, regard, see, separate, spifflicate [Brit, informal], spiflicate [Brit, informal], uncreate [literary], view
Antonym: assemble