definition of
take apart

[1] #1 take apart v. take apart into its constituent pieces. wn

[2] #2 take apart v. divide into pieces; "our department was dismembered when our funding dried up"; "The Empire was discerped after the war". wn

[3] #3 take apart v. make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features; "analyze a specimen"; "analyze a sentence"; "analyze a chemical compound". wn