What is the meaning of taking apart?

noun

• The removal of limbs; being cut to pieces.
  • synonyms: dismemberment

verb

• Take apart into its constituent pieces.
  • synonyms: disassemble, dismantle, take apart, break up, break apart
• Divide into pieces.
  • usage: "our department was dismembered when our funding dried up"; "The Empire was discerped after the war"
  • synonyms: dismember, take apart, discerp
• Make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features.
  • usage: "analyze a specimen"; "analyze a sentence"; "analyze a chemical compound"
  • synonyms: analyze, analyse, break down, dissect, take apart