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break up vs come apart

come apart vs break up

break up and come apart both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
break up No No Yes No
come apart No No Yes No
As verbs, come apart is a hypernym of break up; that is, come apart is a word with a broader meaning than break up:
  • break up: break or cause to break into pieces
  • come apart: become separated into pieces or fragments
Other hypernyms of break up include break, fall apart, separate, split up.
break up (verb) come apart (verb)
laugh unrestrainedly become separated into pieces or fragments
break or cause to break into pieces
come to an end
separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
cause to go into a solution
cause to separate
close at the end of a session
bring the association of to an end or cause to break up
make a break in
set or keep apart
break violently or noisily; smash
attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
release ice
destroy the completeness of a set of related items
take apart into its constituent pieces
suffer a nervous breakdown
disband
to cause to separate and go in different directions
discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
Difference between break up and come apart

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