verb ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To take to pieces; to reverse the process of assembly.

   "To perform the repair it was necessary to disassemble most of the mechanism."

2. 2
   take apart into its constituent pieces wordnet
3. 3
   To convert machine code to a human-readable, mnemonic form.

Synonyms

All synonyms

atomizebreak apartbreak to piecesbreak upcleavedemolish

Antonyms

All antonyms

assemblebuildbuild upconcur

Example

More examples

"I have to disassemble this engine."

Etymology

From dis- + assemble.

Related phrases

machine code

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