take apart

verbs

take apart into its constituent pieces
break apart, break up, disassemble, dismantle, take apart
divide into pieces
"our department was dismembered when our funding dried up"; "The Empire was discerped after the war"
discerp, dismember, take apart
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"
analyse, analyze, break down, dissect, take apart