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   deconstruct

   /ˌdiːk(ə)nˈstrʌkt/

   verb

   • 1. analyse (a text or linguistic or conceptual system) by deconstruction: "she likes to deconstruct the texts, to uncover what they are not saying"
   • ▪ reduce (something) to its constituent parts in order to reinterpret it: "I want to deconstruct this myth that poverty breeds crime"

   Word Origin late 19th century: back-formation from deconstruction.

   Derivatives

   • 1. deconstructive adjective

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