deconstruct

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Proto-Indo-European *de
Proto-Indo-European *-h₁
Proto-Indo-European *déh₁
Proto-Italic *dē
Latin dē
Latin dē-der.
English de-
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Latin con-
Proto-Indo-European *ster-
Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃-
Proto-Indo-European *strew-
Proto-Indo-European *-eti
Proto-Indo-European *stréweti
Proto-Italic *strowō
Latin struō
Latin cōnstruōder.
Latin cōnstrūctusbor.
English construct
English deconstruct

    From de- + construct.

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    deconstruct (third-person singular simple present deconstructs, present participle deconstructing, simple past and past participle deconstructed)

    1. (transitive, often figurative) To break something down into its component parts.
      Antonyms: construct, reconstruct
    2. (transitive) To analyse in terms of deconstruction (a philosophical theory of textual criticism).
    3. (transitive) To analyse in general.
    4. (intransitive) To question and reexamine the beliefs taught in one's religious upbringing.
    5. (transitive) To critique.
    6. (transitive, cooking) To prepare (a dish) in an experimental way that presents the core ingredients separately.
    7. (transitive, especially US sports) To destroy.
      • 2014 June 16, Ian Levy, “The Spurs’ Deconstruction of the Heat Is Now Complete”, in fivethirtyeight.com‎[1], archived from the original on 8 December 2014:

    Usage notes

    Narrowly used as a specific kind of literary analysis and criticism; broadly used as a fancy term to mean analysis, criticism, destruction, etc.

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