break apart

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English

Verb

break apart (third-person singular simple present breaks apart, present participle breaking apart, simple past broke apart, past participle broken apart)

  1. (transitive) To dismantle something into its base components.
    Coordinate terms: break down, break up, tear down
  2. (intransitive) To disintegrate.
    Coordinate terms: come undone, break down, break up, fall apart, fall down