break apart meaning and definition

BREAK APART verb

Definition of break apart (verb)

1. take apart into its constituent pieces
   • synonyms: break up, disassemble, dismantle, take apart
   • antonym: assemble
2. break violently or noisily; smash;
   • synonyms: break up, crash
3. break up or separate
   • "The country is disunifying"; "Yugoslavia broke apart after 1989"
   • synonyms: disunify
   • antonym: merge