disarticulate

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Attention! isn't trying to disarticulate the whole idea of ordered writing.

From The Guardian • Jun. 21, 2013

Tendrils which have caught nothing soon shrink and wither; but in some species of Bignonia they disarticulate and fall off like leaves in autumn.

From The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants by Darwin, Charles

If, however, the terminal branch of the dorsalis pedis artery be wounded, it may be necessary to disarticulate the first metatarsal to secure it rather than trust to compression to stop the bleeding.

From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Bell, Joseph

In very many grasses the rachis is continuous, but in a few cases it consists of internodes or joints which disarticulate at maturity.

From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by Rangachari, K.

To a man in my disarticulate situation people don't write except to express the kindness of their hearts.

From Mary Wollaston by Webster, Henry Kitchell