| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To reduce or become reduced to pieces or components: break down, break up, crumble, disintegrate, dissolve, fragment, fragmentize. See CONTINUE, HELP. 2. To become or cause to become rotten or unsound: break down, decay, deteriorate, disintegrate, molder, putrefy, rot, spoil, taint, turn. Idioms: go bad, go to pot, go to seed. See BETTER, THRIVE.
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