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housebreak

verb

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈhaʊs.bɹeɪk/

noun

Etymology: From house + break, back-formed from housebroken in the animal-training sense.

  1. Synonym of housebreaking.

verb

Etymology: From house + break, back-formed from housebroken in the animal-training sense.

  1. To train an animal to avoid urinating or defecating in the house, except within a litterbox, toilet, or other receptacle.
  2. To break into a house, typically to burgle it.