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1
to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly
- an earthquake that had disrupted the elevated highway in several places
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- doctor,
- fix,
- heal,
- mend,
- patch,
- rebuild,
- recondition,
- reconstruct,
- renovate,
- repair
2
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
- the arrival of a baby in the household would totally disrupt their established routine
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“Disrupt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrupt. Accessed 22 Oct. 2020.
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The first known use of disrupt was in 1793
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