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Concept: Take-Apart

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Superconcept: Destroy

Definition: Take apart, i.e. disassemble, an object. The object is Destroy'ed, but the parts continue to exist as separate entities.

Required Relationships:

object: The object that's taken apart.

Other Common Relationships:

agent: the entity responsible for the disassembly.
instrument: the thing that was used to take apart the object.
by-means-of: the event that caused the disassembly.

Examples:

  1. John disassembled the engine.
    object: the engine
    agent: John
  2. A screwdriver was used to take apart the table.
    object: the table
    instrument: a screwdriver
  3. The earthquake shook apart the condo.
    object: the condo
    by-means-of: the earthquake
  4. Comment: Alternatively, the disassembly of the condo was by-means-of a shaking which was caused-by the earthquake.

Neighboring Concepts:

Similar to...But different because...
Divide Take-Apart disassembles an object, whereas Divide cuts an object into two pieces.