To take something apart into pieces; to separate the parts of something.
From 'dis-' (meaning 'apart') and 'assemble' (meaning 'put together'). The opposite of 'assemble,' created with the prefix 'dis-' which reverses or negates the action.
Computer engineers and archaeologists disassemble things for very different reasons—engineers to fix or improve, archaeologists to understand how ancient people built things!
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