deconstruct
1deconstruct — de con*struct (d[ e] k[u^]n*str[u^]kt ), v. t. To interpret (a text or an artwork) by the method of deconstruction. [WordNet 1.5] …
2deconstruct — 1973, back formation from DECONSTRUCTION (Cf. deconstruction). Related: Deconstructed; deconstructing …
3deconstruct — ► VERB 1) analyse by deconstruction. 2) dismantle and expose the workings of. DERIVATIVES deconstructive adjective …
4deconstruct — [dē΄kən strukt′] vt. [back form. < DECONSTRUCTION] 1. to analyze (a text) by using deconstruction 2. to subject to rigorous analysis, as to reveal weakness or error 3. to take apart; disassemble …
5deconstruct — transitive verb Date: 1973 1. to examine (as a work of literature) using the methods of deconstruction 2. to take apart or examine in order to reveal the basis or composition of often with the intention of exposing biases, flaws, or… …
6deconstruct — [[t]di͟ːkənstrʌ̱kt[/t]] deconstructs, deconstructing, deconstructed VERB In philosophy and literary criticism, to deconstruct an idea or text means to show the contradictions in its meaning, and to show how it does not fully explain what it… …
7deconstruct — UK [ˌdiːkənˈstrʌkt] / US [ˌdɪkənˈstrʌkt] verb [transitive] Word forms deconstruct : present tense I/you/we/they deconstruct he/she/it deconstructs present participle deconstructing past tense deconstructed past participle deconstructed… …
8deconstruct — verb Deconstruct is used with these nouns as the object: ↑myth, ↑text …
9deconstruct — /dee keuhn strukt /, v.t. to break down into constituent parts; dissect; dismantle. [appar. back formation from DECONSTRUCTION] * * * …
10deconstruct — verb To break something down into its component parts …