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单词 break something up
释义
(phrasal verb) 
Police used tear gas to break up a demonstration.
Synonyms
stop
The music stopped and the lights were turned up.
end
Talks have resumed to try to end the fighting.
suspend
disrupt
Anti-war protests disrupted the debate.
dismantle
opposition to the president's policy of dismantling apartheid
disperse
The crowd dispersed peacefully.
terminate
Her next remark abruptly terminated the conversation.
disband
All the armed groups will be disbanded.
diffuse
Our aim is to diffuse new ideas obtained from elsewhere.
See break

Additional synonyms

in the sense of diffuse
Definition
to spread over a wide area
Our aim is to diffuse new ideas obtained from elsewhere.
Synonyms
spread,
distribute,
scatter,
circulate,
disperse,
dispense,
dispel,
dissipate,
propagate,
disseminate
in the sense of disband
Definition
to stop or cause to stop functioning as a unit or group
All the armed groups will be disbanded.
Synonyms
dismiss,
separate,
break up,
scatter,
dissolve,
let go,
disperse,
send home,
demobilize
in the sense of dismantle
Definition
to cause (an organization or political system) to stop functioning by gradually reducing its power or purpose
opposition to the president's policy of dismantling apartheid
Synonyms
abolish,
end,
overturn,
suppress,
overthrow,
void,
terminate,
eradicate,
put an end to,
quash,
do away with,
stamp out,
obliterate,
vitiate

Nearby words of
break something up

  • break something down
  • break something in
  • break something off
  • break something up
  • break the ice
  • break through
  • break through something

Synonyms of 'break something up'

break something up

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