English to English verb
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make ineffective |  | Example: Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination
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make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features |  | Example: analyze a specimen analyze a sentence analyze a chemical compound
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lose control of one's emotions |  | Example: When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely When her baby died, she snapped
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4 |
stop operating or functioning |  | Example: 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
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fall apart |  | Example: the building crumbled after the explosion Negotiations broke down
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cause to fall or collapse |  | source: wordnet30
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separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts |  | source: wordnet30
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collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack |  | source: wordnet30
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