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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
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
A study last week found that gut bacteria break down fiber and other nutrients to produce fatty-acid compounds, which fuel T cells to fight cancer.
Because RNA breaks down quickly after death, many researchers assumed it could not survive long enough to be studied in animals that disappeared thousands of years ago.
Uricase breaks down uric acid, a waste product that routinely forms in the blood.
Why is everyone acting like these robots never need maintenance or break down and need a $50,000 replacement part?
As Blanche is being borne away, Stella breaks down, crying, “What have I done to my sister?”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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