2. dismember, take apart, discerp, separate, divide, part
usage: divide into pieces; "our department was dismembered when our funding dried up"; "The Empire was discerped after the war"
3. analyze, analyse, break down, dissect, take apart
usage: 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"