English to English verb Example:
• Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination
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make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features | Example:
• analyze a specimen • analyze a sentence • analyze a chemical compound
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lose control of one's emotions | Example:
• When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely • When her baby died, she snapped
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stop operating or functioning | Example:
• The engine finally went • The car died on the road • The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town • The coffee maker broke • The engine failed on the way to town • her eyesight went after the accident
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• the building crumbled after the explosion • Negotiations broke down
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cause to fall or collapse | source: wordnet30
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separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts | source: wordnet30
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collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack | source: wordnet30
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