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take apart

take apart

 
See:
apart
part of speech: phrase
definition 1: to divide or disassemble into smaller units.
He took apart the engine to see how it worked.That jigsaw puzzle was so hard that I didn't want to take it apart after I finished it.
antonyms:
assemble, put together
definition 2: to criticize severely.
His boss took him apart for the error.
antonyms:
praise