break in (v)
break#11 (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 30
def make submissive, obedient, or useful
examples The horse was tough to break
I broke in the new intern
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
Frame - 9 Somebody ----s somebody
Outgoing links
Verb Group break
Cause break
Hypernym domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim, tame
Incoming links
Verb Group break
Hyponym domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim, tame

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