verbreken

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to break, break up physically
  2. (transitive) to break, undo figuratively, e.g. a spell
  3. (transitive) to violate (the terms of a contract)
  4. (transitive) to annul (a court ruling) on procedural grounds

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌvɛrˈbreː.kə(n)/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch verbreken. Equivalent to ver- + breken (“to break”).

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