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housebreak

One entry found.

Main Entry: house·break

Pronunciation: \-ˌbrāk\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): house·broke \-ˌbrōk\; house·bro·ken \-ˌbrō-kən\; house·break·ing

Etymology: back-formation from housebroken

Date: 1938

1 : to make housebroken
2 a : to teach acceptable social manners to b : tame, subdue

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