Break Down
vverb.competitionmake ineffectiveSynset:crush
Examples:- Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination
Derivationally Related Form:breakdown
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:break downchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.cognitionmake a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential featuresSynset:analyse analyze dissect take apart
Examples:- analyze a specimen
- analyze a sentence
- analyze a chemical compound
Antonyms:synthesize
Derivationally Related Form:dissectionanalystanalyzeranalyserbreakdown
Inherited Hypernyms:analyze
Direct Hyponyms:botanisebotanizeparse
Full Troponyms:botanizeparse
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.emotionlose control of one's emotionsSynset:lose it snap
Examples:- When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely
- When her baby died, she snapped
Derivationally Related Form:breakdown
Hypernyms:act behave do
Inherited Hypernyms:break downact
Direct Hyponyms:diedissolvefall apartgo to pieces
Full Troponyms:diedissolvefall apart
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Sam and Sue --- (apply to: lose it, break down)
vverb.changestop operating or functioningSynset:break conk out die fail give out give way go go bad
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:breakablefailurebreakdown
Hypernyms:change
Inherited Hypernyms:failchange
Direct Hyponyms:blowblow outburn outcrashgo downmalfunctionmisfiremisfunction
Full Troponyms:blow outcrashjammalfunctionmisfire
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | These cars won't --- (apply to: conk out, go, break, give out, fail, break down, die)
vverb.motionfall apartSynset:collapse crumble crumple tumble
Examples:- the building crumbled after the explosion
- Negotiations broke down
Hypernyms:change integrity
Inherited Hypernyms:crumblechange integritychange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | The business is going to --- (apply to: crumble)
vverb.contactcause to fall or collapseHypernyms:break bust
Inherited Hypernyms:break downbreakdestroy
Causes:break down collapse crumble crumple tumble
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | They want to --- the doors (apply to: break down)
vverb.changeseparate (substances) into constituent elements or partsTopic:chemical sciencechemistry
Synset:break up decompose
Derivationally Related Form:decompositionbreakdown
Hypernyms:separate
Inherited Hypernyms:decomposeseparatechange integritychange
Direct Hyponyms:crackdigestdissociate
Full Troponyms:crackdigestdissociate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.bodycollapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attackSynset:collapse
Derivationally Related Form:collapsebreakdown
Hypernyms:get have suffer sustain
Inherited Hypernyms:break downsufferexperienceundergochange
Direct Hyponyms:drop like fliesfall overgo over
Full Troponyms:drop like fliesfall over
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Sam and Sue --- (apply to: collapse, break down)