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- pronunciation:
- suhn
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
sunders, sundering, sundered |
definition: |
to tear, force, or break apart; divide.
One blow from the sledgehammer sundered the rock.- similar words:
- bust, tear
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related words: |
break, cleave, part, rupture, separate, sever, split |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition: |
to become broken into pieces.
- similar words:
- shatter
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related words: |
part, rupture |
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derivation: |
sunderable (adj.) |
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