broyer

Meaning

1. to crush, grind
2. (slang) to crush in a fight
3. (slang) to outpower

Concepts

crush

pound

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grind

mash

pulverize

crunch

mill

comminute

squash

stamp

triturate

bray

waste

break

bruise

freak out

hit

jam

mangle

smash

Synonyms

écraser

piler

moudre

concasser

triturer

pulvériser

réduire en poudre

teiller

casser

écanguer

confiture

frapper

froisser

laminer

mâcher

opprimer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bʁwa.je/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: broier

Inherited from Old French: breier

Cognate with Old Dutch: brecan

Cognate with Old High German: brehhan

Cognate with Old English: brecan

Cognate with Spanish: bregar

Cognate with Italian: sbrigare

Cognate with Sicilian: sbrija

In summary

Inherited from Middle French broier, from Old French breier, breer, brier (“to break”), from Frankish *brekan (“to break”), from Proto-Germanic *brekaną (“to break”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (“to break”).
Cognate with Old Dutch brecan (“to break”), Old High German brehhan (“to break”), Old English brecan (“to break”), Spanish bregar (“to toil, to deal with”), Italian sbrigare (“to handle, to deal with”), Sicilian sbrija and sbrijuni (“lever to knead dough”). More at break.