breaketh
Sundereth into pieces
Breaketh is an archaic form of breaks, using the old English third-person singular ending -eth.
It appears in the King James Bible and other early modern texts: He breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder.
Now used only for biblical quotation, deliberate archaism, or humorous effect.
Thin sharp fragment
- fractureSplit in hard material
- crackNarrow break or attempt
- cleaveSplit or adhere
- bisectDivide into two equal portions
divide · partition · segment · sever · dismember · disassemble · dissect · subdivide
Destroy completely
- ruinComplete destruction or collapse
- devastateDestroy thoroughly and completely
- annihilateDestroy completely, leaving nothing
- obliterateDestroy all traces of
wreck · shatter · crumble · disintegrate · collapse · crush · pulverize · raze
rend
Tear apart violently
dissever · disjoin · disunite · part · smite · shatter · dash · tear · rip · split
splinter
Thin sharp fragment
bisect · divide · partition · segment · sever · dismember · disassemble · dissect · subdivide · slice
demolish
Destroy completely
- ruinComplete destruction or collapse
- devastateDestroy thoroughly and completely
- annihilateDestroy completely, leaving nothing
obliterate · wreck · shatter · crumble · disintegrate · collapse · crush · pulverize · raze · decimate
violate
Break a rule deliberately
- transgressViolate a boundary
- breachBreaking of agreement
- forsakeAbandon completely
abandon · betray · dishonor · profane · disobey · nullify · void · annul · revoke · abrogate
halt
Complete sudden stop
discontinue · stay · arrest · check · stop · disrupt · cut short · terminate · end · desist
- deal breakerUnacceptable condition ending negotiations
- ice breakerTension-easing introduction activity
- circuit breakerAutomatic power cutoff device
- breaker panelElectrical distribution switchboard
- tie breakerContest-ending resolution mechanism
- heart breakerOne who devastates admirers