I . 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.
II . v. n.
1.
Be shattered, be shivered, be dashed to pieces.
2.
Burst, explode.
3.
Open, dawn, appear.
4.
Become bankrupt.
5.
Decline, lose health or strength.
III . n.
1.
Breach, opening, gap, fissure, rent, rift, chasm, rupture, fracture.
2.
Interruption, pause, caesura.
3.
Dawn, dawning.