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break up
verb
Definition of BREAK UP
intransitive verb
1
a : to cease to exist as a unified whole : disperse <their partnership broke up> b : to end a romance
2
: to lose morale, composure, or resolution; especially : to become abandoned to laughter <breaks up completely, laughing himself into a coughing fit — Gene Williams>
transitive verb
1
: to break into pieces
2
: to bring to an end <broke up the fight>
3
: to do away with : destroy <break up a monopoly>
4
: to disrupt the continuity or flow of <break up a dull routine>
5
: decompose <break up a chemical>
6
: to cause to laugh heartily
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15th century
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