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housebroke

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Main Entry:
house·break Listen to the pronunciation of housebreak
Pronunciation:
\-ˌbrāk\
Function:
transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):
house·broke Listen to the pronunciation of housebroke \-ˌbrōk\ ; house·bro·ken Listen to the pronunciation of housebroken \-ˌbrō-kən\ ; house·break·ing
Etymology:
back-formation from housebroken
Date:
1938
1: to make housebroken2 a: to teach acceptable social manners to b: tame, subdue
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