Synonyms for break

Some common synonyms of break are: break [v. a.] 1. Rend, sever, part, dispart, fracture, tear asunder. 2. Shatter, shiver, smash, batter, dash to pieces. 3. Enfeeble, enervate, weaken, impair. 4. Tame, make tractable, make docile. 5. Make bankrupt, bankrupt. 6. Discard, dismiss, discharge, degrade, cashier. 7. Violate, infringe, transgress, disobey, set at nought. 8. Lessen the force of (as a fall), mitigate. See assuage} 9. Interrupt, stop, intermit, cut short. 10. Disclose, open, unfold, lay open.