transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌbrāk ]
transitive verb
( house·broke -ˌbrōk ; house·bro·ken -ˌbrō-kən ; -break·ing )
Etymology: back-formation from housebroken
Date: 1938
1. : to make housebroken
2.
a. : to teach acceptable social manners to
b. : tame , subdue