housebreak

(-brāk′)

transitive verb housebroke, housebroken, housebreaking

to cause to be housebroken

Origin: back-form. < housebroken

See housebreak in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb house·broke (-brōkˌ), house·bro·ken (-brōˌkən), 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.
noun
Burglary of a dwelling: a neighborhood in which housebreaks are a common occurrence.
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