Source : WordNet®

take apart
     v 1: take apart into its constituent pieces [syn: {disassemble},
          {dismantle}, {break up}, {break apart}] [ant: {assemble}]
     2: divide into pieces; "our department was dismembered when our
        funding dried up"; "The Empire was discerped after the
        war" [syn: {dismember}, {discerp}]
     3: 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" [syn: {analyze}, {analyse}, {break down}, {dissect}]
        [ant: {synthesize}]