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break in
verb
1 break in
Enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act.
synonym: break.
Roget 749:
be subject
etc.
adj.;
be at the mercy of,
lie at the mercy of;
depend upon,
lean upon,
hang upon;
fall a prey to,
fall under;
play second fiddle.
be a mere machine,
be a puppet,
be a football;
not dare to say one's soul is his own;
drag a chain.
serve
etc.
746;
obey
etc.
743;
submit
etc.
725.
break in,
tame;
subject,
subjugate;
master
etc.
731;
tread down,
tread under foot;
weigh down;
drag at one's chariot wheels;
reduce to subjection,
reduce to slavery;
enthrall,
inthrall†,
bethrall†;
enslave,
lead captive;
take into custody
etc.
(restrain)
751;
rule
etc.
737;
drive into a corner,
hold at the sword's point;
keep under;
hold in bondage,
hold in leading strings,
hold in swaddling clothes.
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Roget 294:
have the entree;
enter;
go into,
go in,
come into,
come in,
pour into,
pour in,
flow into,
flow in,
creep into,
creep in,
slip into,
slip in,
pop into,
pop in,
break into,
break in,
burst into,
burst in;
set foot on;
ingress;
burst in upon,
break in upon;
invade,
intrude;
insinuate itself;
interpenetrate,
penetrate;
infiltrate;
find one's way into,
wriggle into,
worm oneself into.
give entrance to
etc.
(receive)
296;
insert
etc.
300.
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Roget 370:
tame,
domesticate,
acclimatize,
breed,
tend,
break in,
train;
cage,
bridle,
etc.
(restrain)
751.
Roget 537:
teach,
instruct,
educate,
edify,
school,
tutor;
cram,
prime,
coach;
enlighten
etc.
(inform)
527.
inculcate,
indoctrinate,
inoculate,
infuse,
instill,
infix,
ingraft†,
infiltrate;
imbue,
impregnate,
implant;
graft,
sow the seeds of,
disseminate.
given an idea of;
put up to,
put in the way of;
set right.
sharpen the wits,
enlarge the mind;
give new ideas,
open the eyes,
bring forward,
teach the young idea how to shoot"
[Thomson];
improve
etc.
658.
expound
etc.
(interpret)
522;
lecture;
read a lesson,
give a lesson,
give a lecture,
give a sermon,
give a discourse;
incept†;
hold forth,
preach;
sermonize,
moralize;
point a moral.
train,
discipline;
bring up,
bring up to;
form,
ground,
prepare,
qualify;
drill,
exercise,
practice,
habituate,
familiarize with,
nurture,
drynurse†,
breed,
rear,
take in hand;
break,
break in;
tame;
preinstruct†;
initiate;
inure
etc.
(habituate)
613.
put to nurse,
send to school.
direct,
guide;
direct attention to
etc.
(attention)
457;
impress upon the mind,
impress upon the memory;
beat into,
beat into the head;
convince
etc.
(belief)
484.
[instructional materials]
book,
workbook,
exercise book.
[unnecessary teaching]
preach to the wise,
teach one's grandmother to suck eggs,
teach granny to suck eggs;
preach to the converted.
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2 break in
3 break in
Start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role.
4 break in
5 break in
Break so as to fall inward.
6 break in
Make submissive, obedient, or useful.
synonym: break.
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