break down

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• noun Alternative form of breakdown.
• verb intransitive to fail, to cease to function
• verb ergative, figuratively to render or to become unstable due to stress, to collapse physically or mentally
• verb ergative, figuratively to render or to become weak and ineffective
• verb ergative (to cause) to decay, to decompose
• verb ergative, figuratively to divide into parts to give more details, to provide a more indepth analysis of
• verb ergative to digest