Break
Break verb - To cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly.
Cede
Cede verb - To give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress.
Nearby Word: ceding
Common collocations
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Cede and Break. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/break/cede
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