In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
DISASSEMBLE
disassemble, dismantle, take apart, break up, break apart
(verb) take apart into its constituent pieces
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
disassemble (third-person singular simple present disassembles, present participle disassembling, simple past and past participle disassembled)
To take to pieces; to reverse the process of assembly.
(computing) To convert machine code to a human-readable, mnemonic form.
Usage notes
Do not confuse disassemble (take apart) with dissemble (hide information deceptively).
Source: Wiktionary
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