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break down
verb as in act up (malfunction)
verb as in anatomize
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verb as in choke up
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verb as in clarify
verb as in classify
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verb as in come unglued
verb as in crack
verb as in crumple
verb as in cry
verb as in decipher
verb as in decompose
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verb as in decompose
verb as in destroy
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verb as in die
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verb as in disintegrate
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verb as in dismantle
verb as in disorganize
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verb as in dissect
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verb as in dissolve
verb as in divide
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verb as in explain
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verb as in fail
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- back wrong horse
- be defeated
- be demoted
- be found lacking
- be in vain
- be ruined
- come to naught
- come to nothing
- fall flat
- fall short
- fall through
- go astray
- go down
- go down swinging
- go downhill
- go up in smoke
- go wrong
- hit bottom
- hit the skids
- lose control
- lose out
- lose status
- meet with disaster
- miss the boat
- play into
- run aground
- turn out badly
verb as in fall
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verb as in fall apart
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verb as in founder
verb as in fragmentize
verb as in freak out
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- blow a gasket
- blow one's mind
- blow one's stack
- blow one's top
- come unglued
- crack up
- flip one's lid
- flip out
- fly off the handle
- go ape
- go ballistic
- go bananas
- go berserk
- go haywire
- go nuts
- go off the deep end
- hit the ceiling
- lose control of oneself
- lose one's composure
- lose one's cool
- lose one's mind
- lose one's temper
- wig out
- work oneself up
verb as in inculcate
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verb as in indoctrinate
verb as in miscarry
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- back wrong horse
- be defeated
- be demoted
- be found lacking
- be in vain
- be ruined
- come to naught
- come to nothing
- fall flat
- fall short
- go astray
- go down
- go down swinging
- go downhill
- go up in smoke
- go wrong
- hit bottom
- hit the skids
- lose control
- lose out
- lose status
- meet with disaster
- miss fire
- miss the boat
- miss the mark
- play into
- run aground
- turn out badly
verb as in misfire
verb as in molder
verb as in perish
verb as in propagandize
verb as in putrefy
verb as in raze
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verb as in resolve
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verb as in rot
verb as in simplify
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verb as in sob
verb as in spell out
verb as in spoil
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verb as in succumb
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verb as in taint
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verb as in turn
verb as in weep
Example Sentences
The pyruvate enters the cells of the body, and the scan shows the rate at which it is broken down -- or metabolised -- into a molecule called lactate.
On his day, he can be devastating and it might be a moment of magic from him that makes the difference here, and breaks down a stubborn Palace side.
He breaks down why you’re not a jazz musician, and one of his points is that you don’t improvise.
A new Northwestern University study points to the role of gut microbes, tiny living organisms in our digestive system that help break down food and produce energy.
I had my script and I had all my notes and I had all the scenes broken down and everything.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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