Break down
Break down verb - To arrange or assign according to type.
Usage example: when presented with the pile of files, the first thing he did was to break them down by month, order within the month, and region
Mix is an antonym for break down.
Mix
Mix verb - To turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout.
Usage example: those ingredients should not be mixed until the last stage of the recipe
Break down is an antonym for mix.
Both terms in one sentence
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Saint Dane gleefully pushes forth the march of technology by playing mix-and-match with time and Territories in order to break down the walls between the territories.
- Played with when he begins to break down on the stand — he throws "Por favor" into the mix, only to find out that The Judge speaks Spanish and calls him on it.
Source: Gratuitous French
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