deconstruct
[ dee-kuh n-struhkt ]
/ ˌdi kənˈstrʌkt /
verb (used with object)
to break down into constituent parts; dissect; dismantle.
Origin of deconstruct
apparently back formation from
deconstruction
Words nearby deconstruct
Example sentences from the Web for deconstruct
Former Senator and U.S. Envoy George Mitchell joins other top Washington players to deconstruct the shutdown crisis.
What if we could deconstruct a Lego block into more fundamental parts: the plastic, the adhesives, the coloring agent.
Thanks to the Internet, such assumptions may be easier to deconstruct than they used to be.
Gingrich, Unlike Cain, Survives Because He Apologized for Cheating |Leslie Bennetts |December 9, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for deconstruct
deconstruct
/ (ˌdiːkənˈstrʌkt) /
verb (tr)
to apply the theories of deconstruction to (a text, film, etc)
to expose or dismantle the existing structure in (a system, organization, etc)