Meaning of the word deconstruct in English

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deconstruct

US /ˌdiː.kənˈstrʌkt/
UK /ˌdiː.kənˈstrʌkt/

Verb

1.

to break something down into its separate parts in order to understand its meaning, especially when this is different from how it was previously understood:

Example:
We should deconstruct the Western myth of human rights.
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