deconstruct
/ˌdiːkənˈstrʌkt/
verb
- To break something down into its separate parts in order to understand it better, especially an idea, text, or system.
- She tried to deconstruct the recipe to see why her cake didn't rise.
- Journalists often deconstruct political speeches to reveal the speaker's true intentions.
- The professor asked us to deconstruct the poem to find its hidden meanings.
- To take apart a physical structure or object piece by piece.
- Engineers deconstructed the engine to find the source of the problem.
- They plan to deconstruct the stage set after the final performance.
- The crew carefully deconstructed the old barn to reuse the wood.
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