disarticulate

 
Pronunciation: /dɪsɑːˈtɪkjʊleɪt/

verb

[with object]
  • 1separate (bones) at the joints: the African egg-eating snake can disarticulate its lower jaw from its upper
  • 2disrupt the logic of (an argument or opinion): novels disarticulate theories

Derivatives

disarticulation

Pronunciation: /-ˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
noun