Break Apart (Verb)

Meaning ¹

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

Classification

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

Synonyms

• Disunify

Hypernyms

• Break
• Split
• Split Up
• Separate
• Break Up

Meaning ²

Take apart into its constituent pieces.

Classification

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.

Synonyms

• Dismantle
• Break Up
• Disassemble
• Take Apart

Hypernyms

• Destroy
• Destruct

Hyponyms

• Strike

Meaning ³

Break violently or noisily; smash.

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

• Crash
• Break Up

Hypernyms

• Disintegrate