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housebreak

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house·break  (housbrk)
tr.v. house·broke (-brk), house·bro·ken (-brkn), house·break·ing, house·breaks
1. To train to have excretory habits that are acceptable for indoor living: housebreak a puppy.
2. To subdue; tame.
n.
Burglary of a dwelling: a neighborhood in which housebreaks are a common occurrence.
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Verb1.housebreak - train (a pet) to live cleanly in a house
house-train
train, educate, prepare, develop - create by training and teaching; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future"


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