Bebreak

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To break to pieces; break completely; shatter; destroy. ambitransitive

    "This miserable snare staied all his good purposes, and needs must bebreak them, to put this great Soul into full liberty."

Example

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"This miserable snare staied all his good purposes, and needs must bebreak them, to put this great Soul into full liberty."

Etymology

From Middle English *bebreken, *bibreken, from Old English bebrecan (“to break to pieces”), from Proto-West Germanic *bibrekan (“to break, shatter”), equivalent to be- + break. Cognate with Low German bebreken, German bebrechen.

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