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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

disassemble

· dis·as·sem·ble · IPA /dɪs.əˈsɛm.bəl/
01 v. t. to take apart; to disconnect the parts of; to convert a whole into its constituent pieces.
  1. 1.
    to take apart; to disconnect the parts of; to convert a whole into its constituent pieces.
  2. 2.
    to convert a computer program in machine language into an equivalent assembly-language file.(Computers)
Syn. dismantle, take apart, break apart, break up.
02 v. i. to be able to come apart easily; to be converted into constituent parts; as, the rifle disassembles into small pieces for concealment.
  1. 1.
    to be able to come apart easily; to be converted into constituent parts; as, the rifle disassembles into small pieces for concealment.