Synonyms: take apart, discerp, dismember
Definition: divide into pieces
Usage: our department was dismembered when our funding dried up; The Empire was discerped after the war
Similar words: divide, separate, part
Definition: come apart
Usage: The two pieces that we had glued separated
Synonyms: break apart, break up, disassemble, dismantle, take apart
Definition: take apart into its constituent pieces
Similar words: destroy, destruct
Definition: do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
Usage: The fire destroyed the house