housebreak

[hous-breyk] / ˈhaʊsˌbreɪk /

VERB

steal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abduct divert embezzle keep kidnap loot pilfer plunder ransack remove strip swipe take

STRONG

appropriate blackmail burglarize cheat cozen defraud despoil heist lift misappropriate peculate pillage pinch pirate plagiarize poach purloin rifle sack shoplift snitch swindle thieve withdraw

WEAK

carry off hold for ransom hold up make off with rip off run off with spirit away stick up take possession of walk off with

Antonyms

STRONGEST

give give up let go maintain receive release stay

STRONG

protect

VERB

tame

Synonyms

STRONGEST

conquer curb pacify restrain soften subdue suppress temper vanquish

STRONG

break bridle bust check discipline domesticize domiciliate enslave gentle house-train humble mitigate mute repress subjugate train

WEAK

break in break the spirit bring to heel tone down water down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agitate encourage fail incite irritate lose release surrender upset

STRONG

aid allow fix free help let go liberate mend permit

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Thanks to this bin they’ll be easy to find when I need to put down a dropcloth, light the charcoal grill or housebreak a puppy.

From Washington Post • Mar. 24, 2022

He would in effect housebreak them, he suggested, checking their worst instincts.

From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2019

The task seems self-punishing, like trying to housebreak a chicken.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 15, 2019

It takes much less time to housebreak them.

From The Guardian • Oct. 9, 2014

Mack intended to teach her tricks and go in vaudeville and he didn’t even housebreak her.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

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