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Break Apart (Verb)

Break up or separate; "The country is disunifying"; "Yugoslavia broke apart after 1989".

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

The union of the two cities decided to break apart due to financial disagreements.
Over time, the social and economic inequalities in the country began to break apart the peaceful unity.
After years of struggle, the fragile truce between the rival groups started to break apart.
Yugoslavia broke apart after 1989 into several smaller countries.
If drastic measures aren't taken, the delicate ecosystem of the planet may break apart even further.

Take apart into its constituent pieces.

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.

The carpenter carefully tried to break apart the pieces of wood that had been stuck together for years.
She couldn't figure out how to break apart the old toy without breaking its delicate pieces.
To repair the clock, she had to break apart the intricate mechanism and examine each part.
The company decided to break apart the complex project into smaller, more manageable components.
The archaeologists carefully began to break apart the ancient vase to analyze its internal structure.

Break violently or noisily; smash.

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

The vase was dropped and break apart into a hundred pieces on the floor.
The ice on the windshield began to break apart as I turned up the defroster.
The fragile relationship was on the verge of break apart due to their differences.
The pressure built up and the dam began to break apart, releasing a massive flood.
The firefighters were able to break apart the old building, salvaging some usable pieces.