taking apart

Definitions

The act of dismantling or disassembling an object into its component parts.

The process of critically analyzing or deconstructing an argument, theory, or performance to reveal its flaws.

Examples

He spent the entire afternoon taking apart the old engine to see why it wouldn't start.

Taking apart the complex clock mechanism required a steady hand and a lot of patience.

Synonyms

disassembling dismantling stripping down breaking down deconstructing taking to pieces

Antonyms

assembling putting together constructing building erecting mounting