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  • verb transitive, intransitive To break to pieces; break completely; shatter; destroy.

Etymologies

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From Middle English *bebreken, *bibreken, from Old English bebrecan ("to break to pieces"), from Proto-Germanic *bibrekanan (“to break, shatter”), equivalent to be- +‎ break. Cognate with Low German bebreken, German bebrechen.

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