First Known Use: 1938
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housebreak
verb house·break \-ˌbrāk\
: to train (an animal) to urinate or defecate outside the home or in an acceptable place indoors
house·broke\-ˌbrōk\house·bro·ken\-ˌbrō-kən\house·break·ing
Full Definition of HOUSEBREAK
transitive verb
1
: to make housebroken
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Origin of HOUSEBREAK
back-formation from housebroken
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housebreak
transitive verb house·break \ˈhau̇s-ˌbrāk\
house·broke \-ˌbrōk\ house·bro·ken \-ˌbrō-kən\ house·break·ing
Medical Definition of HOUSEBREAK
: to make housebroken
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