toburst
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English
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Etymology
From Middle English tobursten, tobresten, from Old English tōberstan (“to burst asunder, shatter”), from Proto-Germanic *tebrestaną (“to burst asunder”), equivalent to to- (“apart”) + burst. Cognate with Old Saxon tebrestan, German zerbersten.
Verb
toburst (third-person singular simple present tobursts, present participle tobursting, simple past toburst, past participle toburst or tobursten)
- (transitive, obsolete) To burst or break in pieces.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To burst apart; break in pieces.