English to English
verb
- make ineffective
Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination.
source: WordNet 3.0
- make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
Analyze a specimen.
Analyze a sentence.
Analyze a chemical compound.
source: WordNet 3.0
- lose control of one's emotions
When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely.
When her baby died, she snapped.
source: WordNet 3.0
- stop operating or functioning
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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- fall apart
The building crumbled after the explosion.
Negotiations broke down.
source: WordNet 3.0
- cause to fall or collapse
source: WordNet 3.0
- separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
source: WordNet 3.0
- collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
source: WordNet 3.0
