ˈæn.ə.laɪz dɪsəˈsɛmbəɫ dɪˈsɜː(ɹ)p dɪsˈmæntəl ˌdɪsˈmɛmbə(ɹ) dɪˈsɛkt dɪˈsɛkt make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features analyze a specimen analyze a sentence analyze a chemical compound divide into pieces our department was dismembered when our funding dried up The Empire was discerped after the war take apart into its constituent pieces