break apart

English

Verb

break apart (third-person singular simple present breaks apart, present participle breaking apart, simple past broke apart, past participle broken apart)

1. (transitive) To dismantle something into its base components.

   Coordinate terms: break down, break up, tear down

2. (intransitive) To disintegrate.

   Coordinate terms: come undone, break down, break up, fall apart, fall down