break down
verb
RareNot in standard dictionaries
1
To stop functioning.
2
To unexpectedly collapse, physically or in structure.
3
To intentionally demolish; to pull down.
4
To fail, especially socially or for political reasons.
5
To give in or give up: relent, concede, surrender.
6
To render or to become unstable due to stress, to collapse physically or mentally.
7
To render or to become weak and ineffective.
8
To (cause to) decay, to decompose.
9
To separate into a number of parts.
10
To divide into parts to give more details, to provide a more indepth analysis of.
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