take apart

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• verb to dismantle something into it's component pieces.
• verb to soundly defeat someone, or a team
• verb to criticise someone
• verb to move someone away from others to be able to talk to, or give them something in private.

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• verb take apart into its constituent pieces
• verb divide into pieces
• verb make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features